Since June, President Donald Trump has ordered several National Guard deployments within the United States, often against the wishes of the Democratic governors of the states where troops are being

Over the objections of local and state officials, armed National Guards members are now appearing in places civilians frequent. They are walking down pedestrian streets in Washington, D.C., and they have patrolled outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Los Angeles and outside a Memphis landmark.

Trump's administration has told the Supreme Court he needs to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area in part because local police have failed to respond to what the Justice Department described as mob violence.

The deployment of National Guard troops on the streets of Washington faces challenges in two courts on Friday — one in the nation’s capital and another in West Virginia — while across the country a judge in Portland, Oregon, will consider whether to let President Donald Trump deploy troops there.

Many Nevada National Guard members are not getting paid during the federal shutdown. Some are working without pay, some are furloughed without pay. The Army and Air monthly training drills were not held in October, causing thousands to miss a monthly paycheck.

As Congress drafts the next National Defense Authorization Act, lawmakers are weighing how far to expand the National Guard’s authority in cyberspace and communications resilience.