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Tag: National Guard

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
Posted inNational

House Democrats Want D.C. Mayor to Have Authority Over National Guard

by Jamila Bey July 14, 2022July 14, 2022

Democrats approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill to grant the mayor of Washington, D.C. authority over the city’s national guard. The issue over who has authority over the D.C. National Guard has been in consideration since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Maj. Gen. William Walker, the commanding general of […]

**FILE** FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Maryland Can Use FedEx Field as Mass Vaccination Site, Washington Football Team Says

by WI Guest Author March 3, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inHamil R. Harris, Politics

Norton Moves to Censure Trump in Wake of Capitol Riot

by Hamil R. Harris January 11, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Rips Police Response to ‘Textbook Terrorism’ at Capitol: ‘Catastrophic Failure’

by James Wright Jr. January 7, 2021December 21, 2021
Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inPolitics, Stacy M. Brown

Pro-Trump Protesters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police

by Stacy M. Brown January 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Courtesy of ACLU via Facebook
Posted inNational

Virginia Gov. to Withdraw Troops from Border, Blasts Trump’s ‘Inhumane’ Policy

by WI Guest Author June 19, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inNational

Missouri National Guard’s Term for Ferguson Protesters: ‘Enemy Forces’

by Washington Informer April 17, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Records: Police Wanted Guard in Ferguson Neighborhood

by Washington Informer February 18, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Gun Sales Surge Ahead of Jury’s Ferguson Decision

by Washington Informer November 19, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

The Best Reporting on Federal Push to Militarize Local Police

by Washington Informer August 29, 2014October 30, 2020

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