National Guard

First lady Jill Biden on Friday handed out cookies made in the White House to National Guard troops as a token of appreciation for their work defending the nation’s capital.

As many as 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington, D

Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.

Troops in riot gear lined the streets of the nation’s capitol, but there were no crowds. Armored vehicles and concrete barriers blocked the empty streets around the U.S. Capitol. From behind miles of fencing, Joe Biden was safely sworn in as president in a Washington on edge, two weeks after pro-Trump rioters besieged the U.S. Capitol. Law enforcement officials...

Pentagon officials say 12 Army National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who posted and texted extremist views about Wednesday’s event. There was no specific threat to Biden. Two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that all 12 were found to have ties to right-wing militia groups...

Members of the Illinois National Guard in Washington, D.C., were surprised with dozens of pizzas Sunday night courtesy of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

For 12 hours a day, he is D.C. National Guard Sgt. Jacob Kohut, one of more than 20,000 National Guard members in the nation’s capitol who will provide security ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. For a few hours each morning on Zoom in his Humvee, he is Dr. Kohut, an elementary and middle school music teacher in...

Security has been ramped up across the country ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration as threats against the U.S. Capitol and state capitals continue to be a major concern. Charles Marino, CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, breaks down the steps being taken to ensure a successful transition of power and what it is costing the country.

To most Americans, the sight of armed National Guard troops sleeping in the Capitol Rotunda this past week was shocking and disturbing

Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden

It’s hard to go wrong with pizza, which is what a few members of Congress opted for as a way to show their appreciation for the National Guard stationed at the Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke to the National Guard on Wednesday as the House of Representatives began impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump.

Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.

Confusion and finger-pointing continue between local and federal law enforcement agencies after Wednesday’s siege of the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

President Donald Trump is distorting how he responded to the chaos at the Capitol this week, falsely stating that he acted immediately to bring in the National Guard.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bower labeled the Wednesday attack on the U.S. Capitol “terrorism” and said D.C. must have control of its National Guard, not the president. “We must get statehood on the president’s desk within the first 100 days,” Bowser said. “Congress must immediately transfer command of the District of Columbia National Guard from the president of the United...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called in National Guard troops to help with planned protests as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

Some cars, trucks and buses stranded in snow on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were trapped for more than a day, amid a massive snowstorm that pummeled the East Coast over the weekend.

As the nation prepares for Election Day and the possibility of civil unrest in the following days, the Illinois National Guard is in a “state of readiness” and prepared to respond to communities throughout the state, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. On Monday afternoon, an NBC 5 photographer captured what appeared to be Illinois National Guard vehicles pulling into Chicago’s...

Gov. Andy Beshear spoke out on Wednesday about calling in the National Guard, saying, “Our goal is to make sure that we can keep everybody safe.” The governor also called for peaceful demonstrations after armed members of the alt-right group Three Percenters were seen walking downtown Louisville.