2 h. ago Man charged in National Guard shooting pleads not guilty during court appearance from hospital bed

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and assault charges

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2 h. ago Afghan national charged with suicide attack plot days after deadly National Guard shooting

Another Afghan man was arrested and charged for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack amid Trump's crackdown on immigration in the aftermath of the shooting of two National Guard troops in DC.

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3 h. ago Trump unleashes ICE 'strike teams' on Somalis in Minnesota after National Guard shooting

Trump has responded to deadly shooting of two National Guard troops by unleashing ICE on Somali immigrants.

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9 h. ago Donald Trump's security chief planning US travel ban after National Guard shooting

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to slap the ban on nations sending "killers, leeches and entitlement junkies" in the wake of a double shooting in Washington DC

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16 h. ago Trump shares post from Noem calling for a ‘full travel ban’ on unnamed countries she claims are sending ‘killers’ to the US

The DHS secretary’s vague yet aggressive announcement comes amid an unprecedented crackdown on legal immigration in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard members

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19 h. ago ‘Positive news’ revealed in health update on seriously wounded National Guardsman shot in DC

A suspect in the Wednesday shooting will be charged with first-degree murder, according to federal officials

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44 h. ago Afghan National Guard shooting suspect was only radicalized AFTER coming to the US, Kristi Noem says

Noem echoed President Trump's blame of the Biden administration's poor vetting process for allowing the alleged shooter to enter the country in April of 2021.

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44 h. ago Trump unleashes latest insult at female reporter as he says he will release MRI results

The president claimed once again that he had ‘aced’ a cognitive test but told the reporter that she would be ‘incapable’ of doing the same

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48 h. ago Noem says National Guard shooter was ‘radicalized’ on US soil

Noem says the Biden admin failed to vet Afghans living in U.S. as 200,000 see legal status thrown into question by Trump

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53 h. ago Kristi Noem claims suspect in national guard shooting was ‘radicalized’ in US

Homeland security secretary also blamed ‘activist’ judges for defying court order to halt deportation flightsKristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, claimed on Sunday that the suspect in the national guard shooting in Washington DC was “radicalized” in the US and blamed the Biden administration, though the suspect’s asylum was approved under Donald Trump.The shooting suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was granted asylum under the Trump administration in April 2025. He worked with CIA backed units in Afghanistan, coming to the US in September 2021 under an Operation Allies Welcome program. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago US halts all asylum decisions as suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition near the White House

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3 d. ago Trump administration halts all asylum decisions in wake of DC National Guard shooting

An Afghan national has been accused of carrying out the deadly shooting near the White House Wednesday

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3 d. ago Trump administration officially instructs a pause on all asylum decisions after National Guard 'terror attack'

The Trump administration ordered a nationwide pause on asylum decisions after two National Guard members were shot this week in Washington, DC.

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4 d. ago National Guard shooting victim Sarah Backstrom’s father pays heartbreaking tribute: Latest updates

West Virginia Guard member died on Thanksgiving as fellow service member Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition after DC attack

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4 d. ago Dramatic moment National Guard trade gunfire with DC shooting suspect caught on video

Two National Guard members were shot in the attack

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4 d. ago MAGA Republican Nancy Mace calls for DC shooting suspect to be executed: ‘He doesn’t deserve to live’

South Carolina congresswoman joins a chorus of Republicans who want Rahmanullah Lakanwal to be executed

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4 d. ago Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has announced upgraded charges against a man accused of shooting two National Guard members

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4 d. ago National Guard shooting suspect has charges upgraded as second victim fights for life – Live

Rahmanullah Lakanwal facing further charges after Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from ‘mortal wound’ sustained in Wednesday’s attack. Fellow Guard Andrew Wolfe, 24, is still in a criticial condition in hospital

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4 d. ago National guard shooting suspect to be charged with murder as Trump steps up immigration crackdown – US politics live

US attorney for DC says charges upgraded to murder in first degree after national guard member dies; US president says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ Full report: Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, this morning announced that charges against the suspected shooter were being upgraded.Pirro told Fox News on Friday morning: “There are certainly many more charges to come, but we are upgrading the initial charges of assault to murder in the first degree.“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downt...

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4 d. ago National Guard shooting victim still fighting for life after Trump confirms colleague’s death – latest updates

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died after suffering ‘mortal wound’ while colleague Andrew Wolfe, 24, still in ‘very bad shape,’ according to President Donald Trump

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