Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Patrick Morrisey (right) and West Virginia Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jim Seward hold a press conference Dec. 1, 2025, at the ...

National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The memo, signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and ...

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The National Guard said troops’ presence has deterred petty crime and helps control crowds during the police department’s law ...

Thousands of National Guard troops were withdrawn from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland after Trump's administration ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that the West Virginia National Guard’s mission in Washington, D.C., will continue through the remainder of the year as part of ongoing efforts to support ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced today that the West Virginia National Guard’s mission in Washington, D.C., will continue through the remainder of 2026. “President Trump’s leadership in prioritizing ...

National Guard members were deployed by the Trump administration in August. More than 2,000 are still in Washington.

While National Guard troops have quietly left Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon, thousands remain in three other U.S. cities.

CHARLESTON — Members of the West Virginia National Guard will stay deployed to Washington, D.C., to help with President Donald Trump’s mission to “restore cleanliness and safety” to the city through ...