Marines, in a Rare Move, Briefly Detain Man in Los Angeles

The man, who said he was a veteran, was soon released. But the incident calls attention to the operation of troops in a police-like domestic function.

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U.S. Argues Against Any Court Order Restricting Use of Troops in L.A.

The filing by the Justice Department came ahead of a hearing scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Federal District Court.

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Defense Secretary Vows to Use Thousands of Active-Duty Troops to Secure Border

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Thomas D. Homan, President Trump’s border czar, toured areas near Mexico.

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Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars

The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.

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Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border

The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers called to active duty in recent months.

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