Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani and National Guard
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President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years.
After President Donald Trump followed through with threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, over the weekend, Democratic officials have swiftly responded.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told Stephen A. Smith on SiriusXM that President Trump wants to deploy the National Guard into cities across the U.S so he can steal future elections by "seizing the ballot boxes.
A few days after Bondi’s initial announcement, California countered with its own message to the Trump administration. State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California would send its own state election watchers to watch Bondi’s watchers, while also calling out the Trump administration’s motives.
Pete Hegseth to set up National Guard ‘quick reaction forces’ to quell unrest across all 50 states - Rapid-response units to be trained up in use of batons and body shields to quell civil disturbances in U.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday renewed his call for support of a ballot initiative that would redraw congressional voting maps in the state.
Governor Jared Polis is taking steps to protect Colorado's upcoming election from cyber threats. He signed an executive order activating Colorado National Guard members to help with cybersecurity.