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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 won't 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 the U.S. Capitol, part of a massive buildup of troops in Washington ahead of the scheduled Jan. 20 ...

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