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Uh oh, did you miss National Boss Day 2025 today, Oct. 15, 2025, and forget to grab a Boss Day card to send a message of appreciation for the person in charge of your workplace? Don't fret; you still ...

The Texas National Guard sent home seven soldiers whose fitness levels seemingly “did not meet mission requirements” for their deployment to Illinois, a Texas Military Department spokesperson ...

The Texas Military Department has removed an unspecified number of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago for not being “in compliance” with its validation process. A spokesperson for the Texas ...

The Oregon National Guard companies being deployed to Portland to perform functions of federal law enforcement are based in Salem and Woodburn, the Oregon Military Department told lawmakers Sept. 30.

Lawyers for President Donald Trump and the state of Oregon clashed Thursday before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over Trump’s push to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, a high-stakes ...

Approximately 500 National Guard soldiers from Texas and Illinois have been deployed in the Chicago area and mobilized to protect federal agents and facilities amid a legal battle over their ...

Gov. Tim Walz says he anticipates President Trump will send the National Guard to Minnesota. Walz attended the North Star Summit for a panel with Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois to discuss state and ...

The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area despite the repeated objections of Illinois officials, who have rejected President Donald Trump’s pledge to deploy the military domestically in ...

The finalists for this year's National Book Awards have been announced. Among the 25 nominees are novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as journalists Julia Ioffe and Omar El Akkad, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain. Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Illinois, according to sources familiar with their whereabouts and video ...

National Taco Day is celebrated on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Restaurants are offering free and discounted tacos. Taco Bell is offering $1 tacos at various times during the day. Tuesday, Oct. 7 is National Taco ...