President Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities. Learn the history and legal authorities of these troops.

The fight for American civil rights spanned decades, cities and states, from Topeka, Kansas to Memphis, Tennessee and from ...

Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, 600 marchers protesting for voting equality left the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma headed for the state capitol in Montgomery. Before they had even left town, ...

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington President ...

Experts told PBS News that worries about the Insurrection Act arise from legal uncertainty about how it can be applied.

A federal judge blocked Trump’s unlawful attempt to deploy 300 of our National Guard troops to Portland," said Newsom.

A group called Operation Inflation handed out more than 100 free inflatable costumes. Nearby, a man in a blow-up eagle suit ...

Troops from Texas arrived in Illinois and are expected to deploy in the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. Officials there and in Portland, Ore., are trying to block the ...

President Donald Trump has made a series of inaccurate claims in recent days about the Insurrection Act, the old law he has mused about invoking to deploy troops to some US cities.

No Kings is a terrific recruitment force—for everything from local actions against National Guard and ICE incursions, to coordination with courageous governors and mayors, to engagement in this year's ...

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A new hotel is now open in the midst of Montgomery’s Equal Justice Initiative complex. Elevation Convening Center and Hotel offers accommodations, dining and fitness for visitors to the capital city.