‘Slap in the face': Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move - POLITICO

The decision, House Armed Service Committee members said, amounted to a gut punch to the NATO ally and to a Congress that has sought to beef up the U.S. presence in Europe. They made those frustrations clear at a hearing with Army officials, where the service’s top civilian and uniform leaders had few answers about the rationale for the move and confirmed its last-minute timing...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/15/poland-troops-congress-driscoll-00923303

 

Trump ends National Guard deployment in 3 cities after Supreme Court loss - POLITICO

The president said troops will no longer be in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/donald-trump-national-guard-deployment-00708714 

 

Over Signal, these National Guard members question Trump's deployments : NPR

"I have been on two humanitarian-esque missions with the guard, which were awesome, doing the things you see on the commercial, helping these communities," says J. "And then you want me to go pick up trash and dissuade homeless people in D.C. at gunpoint. Like, no dude. It's so disheartening every time I see another city — and I just wonder, 'who's going to stand up to this?'"…

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/10/nx-s1-5601819/national-guard-signal-trump-deployments 

 

As Trump targets her husband, Haley asks, ‘Where are the Republicans?’

Her reaction quickly turned to anger — not just at Trump, but at others in the GOP who have said nothing to push back against the former president's weekend screed. "Why is there silence from the Republican Party?" she asked. "Like, where is everybody? ... Where are the Republicans in defense of our men and women in uniform that sacrifice for us and protect our country?"…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-targets-husband-haley-asks-are-republicans-rcna138367

Capitol riot hearing: D.C. Guard chief says 'unusual' restrictions slowed deployment of backup - The Washington Post

"It shouldn't take three hours to either say yes or no to an urgent request from either the Capitol Police, the Park Police, the Metropolitan Police Department," Walker said...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-riot-hearing/2021/03/02/a4867a48-7b81-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html

Thousands of US troops deploying to Saudi Arabia: Pentagon - ABC News

The announcement comes after the US recently send one Patriot missile battery.....
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/thousands-us-troops-deploying-saudi-arabia-pentagon/story

Russia Will Deploy Military Based On Genetic Passports To Predict Human Behavior - Forbes

According to the country's chief scientist, Russia is developing genetic passports for its military to determine the suitability of individuals to particular activities. ....
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/06/08/russias-new-genetic-military-passports-will-sort-the-fighters-from-the-thinkers/#63e1f4c42a6e

Former Bush Aide Shocked at Iran Troop Deployment Plan - Newsweek

"We are actually considering escalating with Iran in a war that would further destabilize the region and unleash God knows what in terms of chaos in a very troubled region already," Elise Jordan said.
https://www.newsweek.com/bush-aide-iran-troop-msnbc-iraq-1424859