National Guard, Trump and US cities
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Legal Newsletter highlights Trump’s bid to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, a striking death penalty dissent and more.
A National Guard plane was caught on video dropping low as it flew over a highway before going down in a field.
President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Chicago as part of Operation Midway Blitz. Some tactics face legal challenges. See the latest.
In a suit filed in federal court, attorneys for Sam O’Hara, 35, of Washington, said he would regularly protest the National Guard’s presence by walking several feet behind them and playing the march also known as "Darth Vader's Theme," from "The Empire Strikes Back," the second film in the "Star Wars" series, when he saw them in the community.
A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about Guard fitness standards.