President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that called for the creation of a “quick reaction force” made up of National Guard troops available for “rapid nationwide deployment.” Many ...

President Donald Trump signed an ominous executive order Monday that calls for a sweeping reorientation of the National Guard around domestic policing. Particularly alarming is Trump’s order that the ...

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to bolster his federal occupation of Washington, D.C., and create a “quick reaction force” in the National Guard that could be deployed to tamp down ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is continuing to boost its military forces near Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels-- even after a U.S. strike destroyed what President ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order focused on using the National Guard to support law enforcement, an idea that's become increasingly contentious as the president deploys the Guard ...

Finland is finally removing the swastika from the flags of its air force, after the new commander admitted the symbol caused “awkward situations” with NATO allies. “We could have continued with this ...

Section 1. Crime Emergency. Two weeks ago, I declared a crime emergency in the District of Columbia to address the rampant violence and disorder that have undermined the proper and safe functioning of ...

President Trump signed an executive order Monday that said each state’s National Guard units “are resourced, trained, organized and available to assist federal, state and local law enforcement in ...