MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota National Guard estimates its activation during Operation Metro Surge cost the state about $5.2 million. Gov. Tim Walz activated the Guard from Jan. 8 to Feb. 25 “out of an abundance…

Before we turn to the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion last week blocking the deployment of Texas National Guard soldiers to Illinois, let’s work through a thought experiment. Imagine we are not living with the Trump…

It is yet another national tragedy in 2025 — one made all the sadder by the fact that it happened on the eve of Thanksgiving. Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old U.S. Army specialist, died on Thursday.…

Julia Thompson carries a passion for service. It was why she became a certified nurse’s aide fresh out of high school, and later why she decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. It’s also…

If a U.S. president was just itching to militarize the streets of a politically unfriendly American city like some blustery third-world despot, how would he go about it? First, he might start with a pretense…

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump’s administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, just as troops prepared to deploy and hours…

Oregon officials sued the Trump administration one day after President Donald Trump ordered troops to Portland he said were needed to quell protests outside an immigration facility. The suit filed in federal court in Oregon…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to Southern California during immigration enforcement operations and accompanying protests, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…

Should Kansas send National Guard troops to join the military occupation of Washington D.C.? It’s not yet an issue in the campaign to replace Gov. Laura Kelly in next year’s election. But it should be.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling…