Bill Blum / TruthdigApr 9, 2018
Long-standing federal statutes limit the use of troops to enforce domestic civil law. But don't be surprised if this president tries anyway. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
ELLIOT SPAGAT / The Associated PressApr 6, 2018
Now, as compared with the last two times that troops were deployed to the border, there are far fewer illegal crossings and more Central Americans than Mexicans attempting them. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressApr 4, 2018
The announcement comes after the president pledges "strong action today" on immigration and a day after he proposed using the military to secure the southern border until his border wall was erected. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressApr 3, 2018
Until the border wall is built, "We're going to be guarding the border with the military," the president says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Danica Coto / The Associated PressDec 27, 2017
Puerto Rico Police Chief Michelle Hernandez recommends that U.S. National Guard soldiers help fill the temporary vacancies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Julia Conley / Common DreamsSep 5, 2017
While news outlets focus on the threat to the southern U.S., environmentalist Bill McKibben underlines the danger in the Caribbean. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Darlene Superville / Associated PressAug 17, 2017
Veterans would get additional payments for completing science, technology and engineering courses. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Four ArrowsJan 21, 2017
An independent inspection is needed immediately to determine whether construction is continuing in defiance of an official order. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 28, 2015
It features Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett as beleaguered newscaster Dan Rather and CBS producer Mary Mapes, but according to this breakdown, the film "Truth" misses still another opportunity to really get the story about George W. Bush's Vietnam-era years. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 23, 2014
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the movement of Russian artillery into Ukrainian territory, President Obama's golfing amid news of journalist James Foley's beheading, the National Guard leaving Missouri, Rick Perry's indictment and the ice bucket challenge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
The face-off between police and protesters in and around Ferguson, Mo., continued Tuesday, with tensions further kindled by reports of another police shooting and by more details about slain teenager Michael Brown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigAug 19, 2014
Ferguson, Mo., police officers were widely criticized for their overly militarized response to public protests, but on Gov. Jay Nixon's orders, the actual military is coming to town. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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