17 h. ago Trump says he will cancel all Biden executive orders signed by autopen – live

US president’s social media post escalates longstanding campaign to portray his predecessor as addled and not in charge by end of his termWest Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey reaffirmed his support for the state’s National Guard members deployed in Washington, DC.“When you have these terrorists, when you have these evildoers, you’re not going to back down when they go after our servicemen and women,” Morrisey, a Republican, told CNN.I’m devastated to learn of the passing of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. She was only twenty years old.As families across the nation come together today to celebrate Thanksgiving, let us take a moment to think of those in West Virginia who have been plunged into unimaginable grief. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Washington DC shooting: Pentagon deploying 500 more national guard troops to city after two guardsmen were shot near White House

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said the additional troops are being sent in after request by president Trump; both guardsmen in critical condition, officials sayTwo West Virginia national guard members shot in Washington DCBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago A federal judge blocked Trump's National Guard deployment to DC but troops aren't leaving just yet

A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary end to President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital

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8 d. ago Judge orders Trump to end ‘illegal’ National Guard deployment in DC but troops aren’t going home yet

The White House immediately hit back, saying Trump is well within his lawful authority

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1 week ago Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home

Hundreds of National Guard troops sent to Portland and Chicago are being sent home and those who will remain will not be on the streets

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3 w. ago Trump administration permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland

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3 w. ago ‘Huge victory’ in Portland as judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard

Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of controlA federal judge in Oregon on Friday blocked Donald Trump from deploying national guard troops to Portland, ruling there was no evidence of widespread violence to justify federal intervention.The US district court judge, Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, delivered her final order in the case on Friday. She found that protests near Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility were “predominately peaceful, with only isolated and sporadic instances of relatively low-level violence”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland

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3 w. ago Federal judge issues permanent ban on deployment of national guard troops in Portland – live

Judge Karin Immergut ruled that president Trump ‘did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard’ in response to ICE protests that were ‘predominately peaceful’Andrew Roth in Washington and Flora Garamvolgyi in BudapestViktor Orbán will visit the White House today as Hungary’s far-right prime minister tries to broker another summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin that Orbán’s advisers claim could help end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago National Guard will remain in Washington DC at least until February after new orders

D.C. Guard deployment will remain, but could be cut in half if red states quietly back away from Trump’s crime suppression campaign

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3 w. ago Judge considers Democratic challenge to Trump troop deployment in Memphis

City government declines to raise objection in court but state leaders and ACLU seek to block deployment of troopsA state court in Nashville on Monday heard a legal challenge by some Democratic elected officials to Donald Trump’s deployment of the national guard into the streets of Memphis, notable in part because of who has not raised an objection: the city of Memphis itself.Shelby county mayor Lee Harris led the lawsuit, along with state representatives Gabby Salinas and GA Hardaway, both Memphis Democrats. Other state and local leaders joined the suit, including one Memphis city council member. The ACLU later filed briefs in support of the suit seeking an injunction to block the deployment of troops. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

Hearings are set in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

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3 w. ago Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has once again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday

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last month National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reportsNational guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February.The order was set to lapse at the end of November but was extended by Pete Hegseth, who leads the US Department of Defense. As of Wednesday, there are nearly 2,400 national guard troops in Washington DC, according to CNN. The network also notes that their presence costs about $1m daily. Continue reading...

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