As most government activities remain shut down in Washington D.C. due to budget gridlock, the National Guard remains on patrol across the nation’s capital.

The Trump administration suffered a legal blow on Friday afternoon when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed an order issued on October 20 by a federal appellate court ruling it could deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal control.

(Reuters) -In a rare use of the U.S. military for domestic purposes, President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C, and announced plans to send them to

In a suit filed in federal court, attorneys for Sam O’Hara, 35, of Washington, said he would regularly protest the National Guard’s presence by walking several feet behind them and playing the march also known as "Darth Vader's Theme," from "The Empire Strikes Back," the second film in the "Star Wars" series, when he saw them in the community.

Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Richard Lindsay said Oct. 24, 2025, that he wants to hear more about the legality behind Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s order to deploy hundreds from th National Guard to Washington D.

A Washington, D.C., resident filed a lawsuit Thursday against an Ohio National Guard sergeant, four local police officers and the city, alleging his rights were violated when authorities arrested

The lawsuit filed by the ACLU says a National Guard member and several other DC-area police officers violated Sam O'Hara's First Amendment rights.