Military

Speed Read The president is temporarily blocked from federalizing the Illinois National Guard or deploying any Guard units in the state

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 10 October 25

Speed Read Trump is ‘using our service members as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation’s cities,’ said Gov. J.B. Pritzker

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 7 October 25

Speed Read In a hastily assembled summit, Trump said he wants the military to fight the ‘enemy within’ the US

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 1 October 25

Speed Read Legal experts said Trump had no authority to order extrajudicial executions of noncombatants

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 16 September 25

Today's Big Question Xi calls on anti-US alliance to cooperate in new China-led global system – but fault lines remain

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 3 September 25

Feature The Pentagon is preparing to deploy thousands of Illinois National Guard members to Chicago after Trump threatened to send troops into other major cities

By The Week US Published 2 September 25

Feature 1,200 troops arrive in Washington D.C. from six red states

By The Week US Published 26 August 25

The Explainer Israeli military's shortage of up to 12,000 troops results in call-up for tens of thousands of reservists

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 22 August 25

Under the Radar There are several thousand slot machines on military bases

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 5 August 25

Feature The U.S. military is low on weapons. Can it restock before a major conflict breaks out?

By The Week US Published 28 July 25

In Depth Just a few miles off the mainland, the Kinmen Islands could be attacked first if China invades Taiwan

By Miguel Miranda Published 16 July 25

Podcast Plus, are digital ID cards inevitable? And why do women get more ACL injuries?

By The Week UK Published 4 July 25