Multi-source·Jul 16, 2026·2 sources analyzed
Pentagon plans to keep National Guard troops in Washington through 2029
The domestic military deployment in Washington, D.C., is now expected to last until January 20, 2029, extending a presidential emergency deployment that lawmakers and courts can scrutinize.
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