Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to deploy National Guard members to the Chicago area while a legal challenge moves forward, delivering a setback to President Trump in his effort to use federalized troops in Illinois to ensure enforcement of federal immigration …
An Afghan national named Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been identified as the suspected shooter in the ambush attack that killed one National Guard member and wounded another just blocks away from the White House on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said. The CIA said Thursday that Lakanwal previously worked with …
3m ago Investigators search for signs of radicalization or coordination U.S. intelligence analysts are combing the suspect’s communications and online footprint for signs of international coordination or ideological radicalization, multiple U.S. officials said. An early review of his social media and messaging channels has not revealed links to foreign …
29m ago What were the Afghan “Zero Units” the suspect reportedly worked for? An image of an ID badge circulating widely online Thursday that purportedly shows the suspect says he was assigned to the “Kandahar Strike Force” or “03” unit, one of a number of so-called “Zero Units” that …
8m ago D.C. attorney general: “Violence is never the answer” D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb condemned the attack, posting on social media, “Violence is never the answer and must be swiftly condemned by all.” “The National Guard are volunteers. They sign up to leave their regular jobs and families at …
Members of the Texas National Guard have begun arriving at a U.S. Army Reserve facility in Chicago’s far southwestern suburbs, where they’re expected to participate in training before they are sent on their assignments to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and facilities. On Tuesday afternoon, CBS News Chicago …
In the nearly three weeks since President Trump deployed federal troops and law enforcement agents throughout Washington, D.C., a CBS News analysis of crime data shows violent crime is down in Washington by almost half when compared to the same 19 days in 2024. The analysis, reviewing every crime incident …
The trial over President Trump’s deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this summer reached its third and final day Wednesday, as lawyers for the Justice Department and the state of California argued over the validity of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit and whether the Posse Comitatus …
Washington — President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia, as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. The president is also temporarily taking control of the District’s Metropolitan Police Department. Hundreds …