Why is Trump trying to deploy the National Guard to US cities?

Trump insists the troops are needed to instill order, but Democratic states say the deployments risk escalating tensions.
KING5

Washington leaders preparing for possibility that Trump deploys National Guard to Seattle

Mayor Bruce Harrell expanded on plans in coordination with Washington Attorney General Nick Brown at a Monday morning press conference. Neither have heard of any concrete intention from the Trump ...
CBS News

Veterans Affairs secretary backs Georgia National Guard troops' deployment to Washington, D.C.

As President Trump's law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C. continues in its second month, Georgia National Guard troops are now patrolling the nation's capital. U.S. Secretary of Veterans ...
NBC Washington

Oregon sues Trump administration over deployment of National Guard troops to Portland

The State of Oregon and the city of Portland have sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. The suit names as defendants President Donald Trump, ...
Military.com

The Dual Mission — How the National Guard Balances State and Federal Demands

A lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C. to keep National Guard soldiers off city streets is more than a blue-versus-red skirmish; it is a stress test of the Guard's dual mission and the ...

Pentagon readying thousands of Guard ‘reaction forces’ as U.S. mission widens

The Defense Department’s newly established “quick reaction force” within the National Guard is being readied for civil unrest ...