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A herculean effort: How the National Guard fed and housed soldiers who came to D.C. Richard Leiby, The Washington Post Jan. 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Members of the National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol at sunrise on Jan. 19, 2021.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain. As part of a horde of journalists who swarmed Kuwait in early 2003, I knew it was inevitable: The United States was going to war with Iraq. But until it happened, we were impatient for stories, and the military tried to se...

Anticipating demonstrations and disturbances, DC Guard deployment to continue through end of March January 26 Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard ride a Metro train that will get them to the station they will guard for the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. (Sgt. Abraham Morlu/Army National Guard) The entire D.C. National Guard will remain activated through March 31 due to worries of renewed civil disturbances, and thousands more troops will remain o...

It means the National Guard will be in place for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which is scheduled to begin on Feb. 9. Politico reported there is concern over March 4 -- the date some QAnon members believe Trump will be inaugurated for the second time. Troops were initially deployed after the Jan. 6 riots on Capitol Hill, which saw Trump supporters storm the Capitol while the Electoral College vote was being certified. Five people, including a police officer, died during the r...

GOP lawmakers question continued presence of National Guard at Capitol January 27 National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP) As National Guard leaders prepare to extend their Capitol Hill mission into March, Republican lawmakers are questioning whether thousands are uniformed troops are still needed to secure the halls of Congress. On Wednesday, Arkan...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. The National Guard will remain in Washington, D.C., through the end of March over concerns of potential civil unrest, a spokesman confirmed for Fox News Tuesday. Security officials remain concerned that protests surrounding the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump, set to begin the week of Feb. 8, could mean trouble following the attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters earlier this month. Recent chatt...

WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was ordering the Texas National Guard home from Washington, after reports that some members were told to take their rest breaks in a parking garage Thursday night. Texas is one of three states to order Guard members home. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu also ordered their troops home. It was still unclear why the ...

Hundreds of National Guard members forced from the U.S. Capitol in Washington and into a parking garage Thursday night were allowed to return indoors to rest, defense officials said Friday, after photos of soldiers laying on concrete prompted outrage from lawmakers.

Lawmakers are concerned that thousands of troops wont get credit for the time served securing the halls of Congress.

15,000 National Guard troops now in DC for inauguration in eerie calm before the feared storm Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. The three National Guard soldiers milled about behind the 7-foot black fence surrounding...

As many as 25,000 Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, could deploy to the city.