Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Must See: Trump Upstaged at Own Black History Event as Fiery Grandma Takes Mic and Savages Dems, Media Calling Him Racist The grateful grandmother praised Trump for making Washington, D.C., city again with his tough-on-crime policies. By Samantha Chang February 19, 2026
Allison Robbert / AP Photo WaPo Eats Crow For Reporting White House Didn't Announce Something Trump Literally Put On Truth Social The Washington Post was forced to issue a correction after falsely claiming that National Guard troops withdrew without public notice. By Mariane Angela February 16, 2026
Joe Raedle / Getty Images Trump Orders National Guard Withdrawal from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Warns of Return if Crime Surges The tone of the announcement made it clear that Trump was not happy about it. But one message was also clear: He isn't letting it drop. By Joe Saunders December 31, 2025
Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Kristi Noem Stops Dem Rep in His Tracks After He Tells Outrageous Lie About Deadly National Guard Attack Someday, there will be no pardon for a "scumbag" like Thompson who, for politics' sake, tried to downplay a terror attack on Americans. By Michael Schwarz December 11, 2025
Heather Diehl / Getty Images A Detailed Account of the Nightmarish National Guard Shooting: Court Docs The charging document reveals Lakanwal shot Beckstrom in the back of the head before delivering another headshot to Wolfe. By Hudson Crozier December 7, 2025
Heather Diehl / Getty Images Trump Wins Big in Court Again: Efforts to Throw National Guard Out of DC Thwarted A week before a judge's ruling would have kicked the National Guard out of D.C., that ruling has been put in limbo. By Jack Davis December 6, 2025
@libsoftiktok / X screen shot; Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty ImagesBreaking BREAKING: Afghan Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges in National Guard Murder Case The fatal attack occurred last week while the two National Guard members were patrolling just blocks from the White House. By Johnathan Jones and December 2, 2025
@Telegraph / X screen shotBreaking BREAKING: Afghan Refugee Accused of Shooting 2 National Guard Troops in Washington Charged with Murder Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were shot last Wednesday afternoon while patrolling in Washignotn. By Johnathan Jones December 2, 2025
@MargoMartin47 / X screen shotCommentary Watch: Trump Gives Touching Tribute to Deceased, Wounded Guard Members During WH Christmas Party Both the president and his wife spent Monday doing something incredible for the armed men and women who protect and serve this country. By Bryan Chai December 1, 2025
Drew Angerer - AFP / Getty Images Slain National Guardsman Wanted to 'Make a Difference' During Trump Deployment, Felt the National Guard Should Do More Beckstrom and Wolfe were allegedly shot Wednesday by Lakanwal, a refugee from Afghanistan, roughly a mile from the White House. By Harold Hutchison December 1, 2025