Attorney General McCuskey files federal brief supporting National Guard in D.C.

National Guard troops in D.C. share their thoughts on the deployment

For the past month, National Guard troops deployed in Washington D.C. have been patrolling low-crime areas and picking up garbage. NPR spoke to some of them to get their perspective on the mission.

Attorney General McCuskey files federal brief supporting National Guard in D.C.

CHARLESTON – As he prepares to defend the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard in the nation’s capital in a Kanawha County courtroom, Attorney General J.B. McCuskey joined with other states in defending President Donald Trump’s use of the…

West Virginia AG McCuskey is joining South Carolina in supporting the deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C.

Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining South Carolina in leading a legal brief supporting the deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C. President Trump deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital in an attempt to stop crime in the city. McCuskey says that the deployment has reduced crime significantly and that President Trump had the authority to bring in the guard. The Attorney General fo…

WV Attorney General defends deployment of National Guard in nation’s capital

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has co-led an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting the President’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. The filing comes in response to a lawsuit by the D.C. Attorney General seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the deployment. The brief argues that the presence of the National Guard has helped improve pu…

Federal police surge, inflation slowing visits to Georgetown

Those who work and visit the historic area say the National Guard’s presence and ICE enforcement, along with rising prices, are having an impact.