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empty wooden bench beside a low iron front gate on a residential city street in late afternoon

A Combat Veteran Was Zip-Tied in Her Own Front Yard. That Mission Now Runs to 2029.

The Pentagon has quietly pushed the National Guard mission in Washington out to Inauguration Day 2029.

A quiet American city street at dawn with military-style vehicles in the distance, evoking the debate over domestic troop deployments.

Troops in the Streets: Why This Fight Runs Through Veterans

The courts have reined in President Trump's push to put troops in American cities, but the mission in Washington continues and the threat of more looms over the midterms.

A city street at dawn as National Guard deployments end, with a crowd-control barrier being cleared away.

National Guard Deployments: How the Courts Forced a Reversal

For most of 2025, federalized National Guard troops patrolled American cities.