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After Fatal Ambush, US Pauses All Asylum Rulings

Trump administration also halts visas to those with Afghan passports in wake of National Guard attack

(Newser) - The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports days after a shooting near the White House that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition. Investigators continued Saturday to seek a motive in the shooting, in which...

Guard Member Killed in DC Joined Right After High School

Sarah Beckstrom was one of two shot while on patrol in DC

(Newser) - In the wake of National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom's death , the Washington Post pieces together what is known about the 20-year-old. "Two years ago, [her] life was just getting started," the paper writes, noting that she only graduated high school in June 2023 and joined the Army...

Trump Lashes Out at Reporter: 'You're a Stupid Person'

She questioned his claims about vetting of Afghan suspect in DC shooting

(Newser) - President Trump blasted a female reporter as a "stupid person" Thursday after she questioned his claims about the vetting process of an Afghan national suspected in the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC. The exchange began when the reporter told Trump: "US officials say that the...

Sarah Beckstrom, Shot in Attack on Guard Members, Dies

Bondi pledges to seek death penalty in DC shooting

(Newser) - Army Spec. Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, has died, President Trump announced Thursday evening. She was 20, reports the AP . Her father, Gary Beckstrom, had told the New York Times earlier in the day that his daughter had "...

DC Shooting Suspect Worked With CIA in Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, was evacuated to US after Taliban takeover

(Newser) - The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, DC, fought with CIA-backed forces in Afghanistan before coming to live in the US, the CIA said Wednesday, per the New York Times . Officials identified the suspect as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who served in a "partner force"...

Trump, Vance Respond to National Guard Shooting in DC

They're blaming what they call lax immigration policies

(Newser) - President Trump said Wednesday's "heinous assault" on two National Guard members near the White House proves that lax migration policies are "the single greatest national security threat facing our nation." "No country can tolerate such a risk to our very survival," he said. Trump'...

Cops: Guard Members Were Ambushed by Lone Shooter

Patel says 2 soldiers are in critical condition after DC shooting

(Newser) - The suspect in the shooting Wednesday of two West Virginia National Guard members blocks from the White House is a 29-year-old Afghan national who entered the US in 2021, the New York Times reports. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members, who had been...

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2 National Guard Soldiers Shot Near White House

West Virginia governor said they were killed, then said he was receiving 'conflicting reports'

(Newser) - Two National Guard members were shot near the White House on Wednesday and FBI Director Kash Patel says they are in critical condition. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey initially said they had died, then walked back his remarks. "It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members...

Judge Rules Against Trump on Using National Guard in DC

Order to halt deployment is put on hold to allow administration to appeal

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop its National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, for now, ruling that the administration overstepped its legal authority by requesting National Guard assistance from other states. US District Judge Jia M. Cobb wrote that the use of troops has caused the...

Next City to See Border Patrol Raids: Raleigh

Elsewhere, a judge temporarily halted governor's National Guard deployment in Memphis

(Newser) - Two big cities—Memphis, Tennessee, and Raleigh, North Carolina—are in the spotlight over the deployment of troops. In Memphis, newly deployed National Guard troops might have to pull out of the city. A judge in Tennessee on Monday temporarily halted Gov. Bill Lee's order to send in the...

Administration Cuts Back National Guard Deployments

With holidays approaching, hundreds of troops in Chicago, Portland are going home

(Newser) - Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets during court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a Defense Department official said Monday. The withdrawal of soldiers—who were...

Kent State Survivor in Iconic Photo Dies at 74

He was featured on the cover of Life magazine

(Newser) - John Cleary, one of the nine students wounded in the infamous 1970 Kent State shooting in which four others were killed, has died at his home near Pittsburgh at age 74, the New York Times reports. Cleary, who had been battling pancreatic cancer since 2019, was a 19-year-old architecture freshman...

Judge Bars Trump's National Guard Plans in This State

Judge rules protests in Oregon weren't rebellion, blocks federalization

(Newser) - A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction preventing President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Oregon, marking a significant legal defeat for the administration's efforts to send troops into Portland during protests. The decision, issued by US District Judge Karin J. Immergut—herself a Trump appointee—found...

Trump Again Blocked From Deploying Troops in Portland

Judge Karin Immergut says she will issue a final order Friday

(Newser) - A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday barred President Trump's administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, until at least Friday, saying she "found no credible evidence" that protests in the city grew out of control before the president federalized the troops earlier this fall, the...

Feds: National Guard Member Nabbed for 'Covert Relationship'

Undercover sting foils alleged plot by Canyon Anthony Amarys to smuggle military tech to Russia

(Newser) - A National Guard member from New Mexico was arrested this week after allegedly trying to send photos of sensitive US military equipment to Russia and smuggle out a helicopter radio. Federal prosecutors say Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, was caught in an undercover sting after meeting with an individual he believed...

Pentagon Establishing Riot Units in All States

Each National Guard is training a team of about 500 troops

(Newser) - The National Guard has begun setting up "quick-reaction" riot police forces in all the states, reports the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian .
  • Each unit will typically have about 500 Guard soldiers who will get specialized training in crowd control and the use of devices such as batons, Tasers,
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Trump: I'll Send 'More Than the National Guard' to Cities

In speech to troops, president suggests military deployments to 'troubled' areas

(Newser) - President Trump ramped up his warnings to what he calls "troubled" American cities on Tuesday with a suggestion that he might deploy military troops, reports the Hill :
  • "We have cities that are troubled—we can't have cities that are troubled," Trump said in a speech to
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DC Man Sues After Detention for Playing Darth Vader Theme

ACLU claims First Amendment violation after a protest with Star Wars music

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, resident is suing after a protest in which he followed National Guard troops around and played "The Imperial March" from Star Wars resulted in his detention. Sam O'Hara, 35, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday, claiming his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated when...

Trump Calls Off Deployment to San Francisco

President spoke with the mayor, as well as 'friends' in the city

(Newser) - President Trump has reversed course on a planned federal deployment to San Francisco this weekend. Both Trump and the city's Democratic mayor, Daniel Lurie, confirmed the shift on Thursday. "I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to...

Judge Extends Block on Troop Deployment in Chicago

Trump administration has already made emergency appeal to Supreme Court

(Newser) - The judge who initially blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago for two weeks on Wednesday extended the restraining order indefinitely. That means, per the AP , troops won't be deploying to the Illinois city any time soon, as the order is now extended until the...

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