The United States government will activate an extra 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, the military confirmed in a statement Tuesday night, as a legal battle continues over the deployment. Protests against federal immigration policies that exploded in Los Angeles and across the country in recent weeks have since died down, and a nighttime … Read more
Israel targeted Iran’s nuclear sites in an attack escalating the conflict between the two countries. An appeals court allows Trump’s authority over National Guard troops in L.A. to remain for now. And the sole survivor in an India plane crash that killed everyone else on board isn’t sure how he escaped, his family said. Here’s … Read more
The deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. marines to Los Angeles will cost at least $134 million US and last at least the next 60 days, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and a senior defence official told lawmakers Tuesday. “We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters … Read more
President Donald Trump says he’s deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s not the first time Trump has activated the National Guard to quell protests. In 2020, he asked governors of several states to send troops to Washington, D.C. to … Read more