Armed Troops in US Streets? For Many, Trump Makes that Seem Normal.

D.C. to rally against Trump and his troops as more cities targeted

WASHINGTON—There’s going to be another big D.C. demonstration, this one against President Donald Trump and his troops now occupying the nation’s capital. If a 3-hour-long prep session for hundreds of activists on the evening of Sept. 4 is any indication, the march on Saturday, Sept.

Armed Troops at the Washington Monument? This Isn't Normal

Jackie Calmes: Armed troops at the Washington Monument? This is not normal

America, your front yard has been militarized. Yet residents and visitors there hardly pay the troops any mind. It's the normalization of excessive federal force under President Donald Trump, just seven months into his reign. America's Front Yard is what…

DC files lawsuit against Trump administration over NG troops

In a move escalating the ongoing dispute over federal authority in the nation’s capital, the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration regarding the deployment of National Guard troops. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday, asserted that the presence of the armed troops constitutes an […] The post DC files lawsuit against Trump administration over NG troops appeared first on …

Column: Armed troops at the Washington Monument? This is not normal

What you see out in the open is bad enough. It's what you don't see, or can't identify, that's more disturbing in the land of the free.

Armed troops in US streets? For many, Trump makes that seem normal.

Armed troops patrol streets in the nation’s capital, and many residents shrug their shoulders. President Trump’s ability to normalize such dramatic actions is at play – but isn’t the end of the story.