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Trump admin orders 1,500 troops to prepare for possible Minnesota deployment
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 US soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to a state roiled by unrest over an immigration crackdown, US media reported Sunday.
Trump hails Department of War rebrand as 'message of victory'
AFP, Published on 06/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an order Friday rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, saying it sent a "message of victory" to the rest of the world.
Trump urges criminal charges against George Soros
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for billionaire George Soros and his son to face criminal charges over unfounded claims that the family, a favorite target of the right, is behind “violent protests” around the country.
Sounds serious: New York City noise pollution takes a toll
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» NEW YORK — Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan in the United States so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban noisescape that tests New Yorkers every day.
National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilised, the Pentagon said Thursday.
California to change election maps to counter Texas, governor says
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump's effort to rig next year's Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority.
Trump taking control of Washington DC police
Reuters, Published on 11/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Monday he was putting Washington’s police department under federal control and ordering the National Guard to deploy to the nation’s capital to combat what he said was a wave of lawlessness, despite statistics showing that violent crime hit a 30-year low in 2024.
US appeals court allows Trump control of National Guard in LA
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - A US appeals court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump could continue control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom.
US immigration agents barred from LA Dodgers' stadium: team
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday the club barred federal immigration agents from the team's stadium parking lot as a fresh wave of raids continued across America's second-biggest city.
Curfew lifted in LA as Trump battles for control of California troops
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Calm appeared to be returning to protest-hit Los Angeles on Tuesday as the mayor lifted a nighttime curfew, while President Donald Trump battled to keep control of California troops he deployed to the city.