President Donald Trump said he has invited the families of Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot in Washington, DC, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, who remains critical. Vigils were held in West Virginia as authorities pursue charges against a 29-year-old Afghan national.
US President Donald Trump condemned the shooting of two National Guardsmen near the White House as an “act of terror” and ordered an additional 500 troops to Washington. The Afghan-origin suspect is in custody, while the injured Guardsmen remain in critical condition.
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Portland, ruling the move lacked legal basis. The judge cited constitutional violations and minimal protest activity. Oregon officials strongly opposed the deployment, calling Trump’s “war-ravaged” claim exaggerated.
US President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington and taken control of its police, while also announcing gold will be exempt from tariffs, impacting futures prices.
The deployment of the full Marine battalion marks a significant escalation in Trump's use of the military as a show of force against protesters, Xinhua news agency reported quoting CNN.
Tensions between protesters and law enforcement escalated on Friday, as some demonstrators threw objects and police responded with pepper balls and flash-bang devices.
Xinhua reporters at the scene observed National Guard soldiers, along with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, repeatedly firing tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse the crowd. Some protesters and journalists were hit during the confrontation.
