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The Handbasket reports: The DC National Guard is making sure all members have the requisite training to use a specific type of pistol should the official order to be armed come down from Trump or his Department of Defense, The Handbasket is the first to report. The fact that members may soon be armed was reported earlier by The Wall …

The New York Times reports: The National Guard’s presence in Washington will grow in the coming days after the governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced on Saturday that they would send troops from their states’ National Guard at President Trump’s request. Gov. Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia said the state would send 300 to 400 troops to …

The Wall Street Journal reports: National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C., are reportedly preparing to carry weapons after initially being deployed without them. The move follows President Donald Trump’s call earlier this week to “take back” the capital from what he described as violent criminals. Roughly 800 guard members have been in the city since Tuesday, performing administrative duties …

The Washington Post reports: National Guard troops have begun deploying on the streets of the nation’s capital, with Humvees and troops spotted along the National Mall, a day after President Donald Trump federalized the local police department and issued officers a far-reaching mandate to “do whatever the hell they want” to curb crime. Yet it remained unclear what new directives, …

CNN reports: Roughly 800 DC National Guard soldiers will provide administrative and logistical support, as well as physical support to law enforcement, during their mobilization in Washington, DC, a statement today from the Army said. “There will be about 800 Soldiers activated. During this activation, between 100-200 Soldiers will be supporting law enforcement at any given time,” the statement said. …

Wired reports: A string of previously undisclosed break-ins at Tennessee National Guard armories last fall marks the latest in a growing series of security breaches at military facilities across the United States, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of US armories to theft and intrusion. In one incident, thieves made off with night vision goggles, laser target locators, and thermal …

NBC News reports: An elite Chinese cyberspy group hacked at least one state’s National Guard network for nearly a year, the Department of Defense has found. The hackers, already responsible for one of the most expansive cyberespionage campaigns against the U.S. to date, are alleged to have burrowed even further than previously known and may have obtained sensitive military or …

Reuters reports: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los Angeles to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests last month, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the decision owed to the success of the mission. “Thanks to …

The Associated Press reports: Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear and about 90 members of the California National Guard were deployed for about an hour Monday to a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population. It wasn’t immediately known if any arrests were made. Defense officials had said the troops and over a …

The Los Angeles Times reports: National Guard troops who were deployed to combat immigration protesters in Los Angeles have also taken part in a raid on a suspected marijuana farm in rural Riverside County, more than 130 miles away, Trump administration lawyers told a federal judge Monday. In a filing supporting President Donald Trump’s orders for 4,000 National Guard troops …

Courthouse News reports: A Ninth Circuit panel said late Thursday that President Donald Trump can continue “federalizing” the California National Guard while California Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit challenging if the president had the power to mobilize the troops against Los Angeles protests pends in federal court. The panel — consisting of U.S. Circuit Judge Mark J. Bennett and U.S. Circuit …

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump’s administration is ordering an additional 2,000 members of the California Army National Guard to the Los Angeles area under federal command, the Pentagon announced. The deployment of additional soldiers was ordered despite the fact that demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement raids across the city have largely dissipated. A spokesperson for the LAPD told CNBC on …

The Washington Post reports: An appeals court late Thursday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to keep the California National Guard deployed in response to protests in Los Angeles, blocking a federal judge’s move just hours earlier that ordered the Trump administration to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer had …

Courthouse News reports: A federal judge seemed to agree with many of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s arguments on Thursday as he weighed whether to block President Donald Trump from further “federalizing” the state’s National Guard after troops were ordered into Los Angeles during protests over ICE immigration raids. “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority. And the president is, …

The Texas Tribune reports: Andrew Mahaleris, an Abbott spokesperson, confirmed Wednesday that Texas National Guard soldiers “are on standby in areas where mass demonstrations are planned in case they are needed.” “Peaceful protests are part of the fabric of our nation, but Texas will not tolerate the lawlessness we have seen in Los Angeles,” Mahaleris said in a statement. “Anyone …

The Guardian reports: California national guards troops and marines deployed to Los Angeles to help restore order after days of protest against the Trump administration have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they do not want to join. Three different …

The San Antonio News-Express reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed National Guard troops to San Antonio in advance of planned protests in the city against a Trump administration crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The San Antonio Police Department said Chief William McManus contacted state officials Monday night seeking to confirm the presence of guardsmen in the city. McManus “was able …

Just in via press release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Governor Gavin Newsom today asked the court to take immediate action to block President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the U.S. Department of Defense from using the military and the federalized California National Guard to patrol our communities and engage in other law enforcement activity. They …

The Huffington Post reports: After persistent questioning about the cost of sending National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who said it would cost $134 million. Hegseth defended Trump’s decision to send the troops, saying they are needed to protect federal agents as they do their jobs. The House Defense …

The Associated Press reports: Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders Monday from President Donald Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests. An initial 2,000 Guard troops ordered by Trump started arriving Sunday, …