Public radio from Western Michigan University 102.1 NPR News | 89.9 Classical WMUK

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Work continues on restoring HD services. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Democratic governors threaten to pull their National Guard members from D.C.

NPR | By Kat Lonsdorf

Published July 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM EDT

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Several Democratic governors sent National Guard members to D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations. But residents have noticed them patrolling the city with Trump's anti-crime task force instead.

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

Kat Lonsdorf

See stories by Kat Lonsdorf