National Guard troops likely will have their ongoing deployment to Washington, D.C., extended until the end of 2026, a U.S. official told Fox News.

“Members of the Minnesota National Guard are on standby, ready to assist local law enforcement and public safety agencies,” the state troops announced in an X post, which included a photo of two guardsmen with blurred faces holding guns and sporting neon yellow safety vests over their uniforms.

Deployment started in August as part of a wider effort by President Donald Trump to surge troops into American cities for law enforcement.

The Department of Public Safety commissioner says he's hopeful protests will remain peaceful like last weekend.

In his first speech to lawmakers after an attack that killed two Iowa Guard members last month, Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn paid tribute to the fallen soldiers and highlighted the Guard's new facilities under construction around the state.

National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year. That's according to a memo signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll this week and reviewed by The Associated Press.

As President Trump began a pattern of deploying the National Guard to democratic-led cities, several Democratic attorneys general and their staffs worked to coordinate their fight against the deployments – and,

After a defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal judge Wednesday they’re looking to settle litigation over President Donald Trump’s