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President Trump did give directives to Pentagon leaders on January 6, 2021 that some transcripts interpret as instructions to ensure a safe event and to consider National Guard or active-duty troops, ...
governors control their unless the president federalizes units; when under state control (State Active Duty or ), the ordinarily does not apply and governors can lawfully authorize Guard assistance to...
House and Capitol security leadership played a central operational and oversight role in the runup to and response during the January 6, 2021, attack: U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) leaders failed to prep...
Law enforcement at the Capitol on January 6, 2021 faced a rapidly escalating, violent siege in which barriers were overwhelmed and officers were outnumbered, under-equipped in key ways, and subjected ...
Pete Hegseth has publicly described elements of his military service — including commissioning as an infantry officer in the Army National Guard after graduating Princeton and deployments to Guantánam...
The Posse Comitatus Act is a post‑Civil War federal law that , with statutory exceptions and later expansions to additional service branches; enforcement and scope remain contested in specific context...
The central finding is that , meaning the President exercises direct control for District missions whereas state governors retain primary control for their states. Contemporary reporting and analyses ...