Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration is pulling the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, a few days after the US Supreme Court ruled against the administration.”We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that crime has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and only by that fact. Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were gone if it weren’t for the Fe…
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Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The US authorities have filed federal charges against a 29-year-old Afghan national in connection with the shooting that killed National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Guardsman Andrew Wolfe in the nation’s capital.Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who resided in Bellingham, Washington, was charged in a criminal complaint in US District Court with transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony and with transporting a stolen firearm …
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) The US Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to send the National Guard to the state of Illinois, dealing a setback to the administration.The court denied the Trump administration’s request in a 6-3 vote, Xinhua news agency reported.”At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the court said in an order published on its website.The dispute dates ba…