Merkley demands cost estimate for Trump’s National Guard deployments

Merkley demands cost estimate for Trump’s National Guard deployments

Ron Wyden, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker join Merkley in questioning military deployments that lack state requests or declared emergencies.

Wisconsin must fight against Trump’s National Guard deployments

President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard — especially in nearby cities like Chicago — can cause Madison residents to worry about its potential presence in Wisconsin. If the National Guard were to be deployed, it would likely be triggered by protests getting out of hand, defacing a federal building or assaulting an ICE agent, U.S. military history professor John Hall told The Badger Herald in previous reporting. Hall also explain…