National Guard
The Lede
The Supreme Court Gets Back to Work
The Justices are heading into a busy, contentious season. The mood seems brittle.
The Lede
The Conflict on the Streets of Chicago
Federal agents have violently arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in the city. Pastors, activists, and lawyers are considering how aggressive the response should be.
The Political Scene Podcast
What Does Donald Trump’s “War from Within” Mean in Practice?
The President’s chilling vision of turning American military power inward.
Letter from Trump’s Washington
Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home
The President’s martial rhetoric against fellow-Americans is a striking contrast with his push for an end to hostilities in Gaza.
The Lede
What’s Life Like in Washington, D.C., During Trump’s Takeover?
Late-summer days and nights amid troops on the streets of the nation’s capital.
The Lede
Can Donald Trump Police the United States?
In a trial over the legality of the President’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, there may be a definitive answer to where his power ends.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Mayor Karen Bass on Marines in Los Angeles
Elected in part on a promise to address the housing crisis, Bass faces a different crisis: a federal “seizure” of Los Angeles, and an Administration fixated on mass deportation.
The Lede
Inside the Activist Groups Resisting ICE
As raids spread beyond L.A., organizers, lawyers, and volunteers in Orange County are attempting to slow down arrests and deportations.
Letter from Trump’s Washington
Donald Trump’s Dictator Cosplay
Just how dangerous is the President’s week of militarized theatre?
The Lede
Looking for the National Guard in Los Angeles
President Trump’s assertions that federal troops have saved the city from destruction did not appear to reflect reality.
The Lede
Immigration Protests Threaten to Boil Over in Los Angeles
Over the weekend, Donald Trump’s deportation agenda met its fiercest resistance yet as federal officials conducted worksite raids and clashed with residents.
Letter from the Southwest
The National Guard Soldiers Trying to Unionize
When Governor Greg Abbott took immigration policy into his own hands, sending ten thousand troops to the border, not everyone went along.
Dispatch
Whiteville, North Carolina, Watches the Floodwaters from Florence Rise
What happened after more than thirteen inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours.
The Pictures
Dan and Bob
Page-Turner
This Week in Fiction: Luke Mogelson
American Chronicles
Objection
Amy Davidson Sorkin
Has Obama Given Up?
Home-Town Security Dept.
The Surge
Fiction