8 d. ago National Guard member killed in DC shooting laid to rest with full military honors

The funeral took place Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery

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8 d. ago West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest

A private funeral has been held for a West Virginia National Guard member who was shot to death last month in the nation’s capital

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1 week ago ICE arrests of Afghans are on the rise in the wake of National Guard attack, immigration lawyers say

Immigration lawyers and authorities say arrests of Afghans are on the rise following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. The suspect in the attack is an Afghan national

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1 week ago Trump vows to slam America’s doors shut as he heaps scorn on immigrants

National guard shooting prompts extraordinary outburst and targeting of people from startling range of countriesWhen the history of Donald Trump’s second presidency is written, 26 November 2025 may well go down as a particular landmark.On the eve of Thanksgiving, a lone gunman shot two West Virginia national guards, Sarah Beckstrom, and Andrew Wolfe, as they were on patrol outside Washington DC’s Farragut West metro station, a short walk from the White House – and thereby opened the floodgates to a wave of racist and anti-immigrant invective that seemed extreme even for Trump. Continue reading...

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1 week ago National guard member wounded in DC attack is ‘slowly healing’, says West Virginia governor

Andrew Wolfe was shot in the head on 26 November, while Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuriesThe West Virginia national guard soldier who was wounded in the 26 November shooting that killed a colleague of his in Washington DC is “slowly healing”, according to West Virginia’s governor.Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot alongside fellow West Virginia national guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, while they patrolled the US capital as part of the Trump administration’s push to deploy military members on to the city’s streets. Beckstrom died of her injuries the day after she was shot while Wolfe was hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading...

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1 week ago West Virginia National Guard member who survived DC shooting is slowly healing, governor says

The West Virginia National Guard member who survived last week’s shooting in Washington is slowly healing

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2 w. ago Trump’s sweeping changes to US immigration policy – here’s what to know

President orders pause on asylum claims and extra scrutiny of migrants from 19 countries after Washington shootingDonald Trump is seizing on the shooting of two national guard members, allegedly by an Afghan man, to press his immigration crackdown still farther. In the aftermath of the attack, which left guard member Sarah Beckstrom dead and colleague Andrew Wolfe in critical condition, Trump directed US Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause all pending asylum applications.USCIS followed up that announcement with more seismic shifts to immigration policy. This is how the White House is reshaping the process for requesting asylum, green cards and citizenship. Continue reading...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago National Guard member shot in DC has shown positive signs, West Virginia governor says

West Virginia's governor says a National Guard member from his state who was shot last week in an attack in Washington, D.C., remains in serious condition but has shown some positive signs

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2 w. ago West Virginia high school remembers slain National Guard member as caring and willing to help

Mourners gathered at a small West Virginia high school have remembered a National Guard member fatally shot last week as a caring and positive person who wanted to help others

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Communities honor West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington

West Virginia communities and officials are honoring two members of the state's National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C., this week, lauding their dedication to serving their country

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2 w. ago The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status

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2 w. 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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2 w. 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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2 w. ago ‘Pray for my son’: Father’s plea for DC shooting victim fighting for life after fellow guardsman’s death

National guardsman Andrew Wolfe is still in critical condition after Wednesday’s shooting. The president confirmed that his colleague Sarah Beckstrom has now died from her injuries

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2 w. ago National Guard shooting victim still fighting for life after Trump confirms other soldier’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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2 w. ago ‘Are you stupid?’: Trump berates another female reporter for questioning him on DC shooter

Donald Trump called a female reporter “stupid” after she questioned him about claims he made regarding the Washington DC shooting.

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2 w. ago Trump announces ‘permanent pause’ on migrants from ‘third world countries’ after Afghan kills National Guardswoman in DC

MIGRANTS from third world countries will be barred from entering the US after an Afghan gunman killed a national guardswoman in a possible terror attack in DC. President Donald Trump announced he would be cracking down on immigration following the shooting which killed 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia National Guard. Her colleague, 24-year-old...

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