Quill Lawrence
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The Trump administration has stated a goal of displacing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and is offering a reward of up to $50 million for information leading to his capture.
The National Guard has had a reaction force for decades, ready to deploy in all 50 states in case of natural disasters or other emergencies.
But in August, the Trump administration ordered the Guard to create a standing quick reaction force that could be deployed nationwide.
A Guard spokesman told NPR those troops have been training and will be ready, equipped with riot gear, by the new year.
President Trump has spoken openly about sending guard troops and even active-duty military troops into U.S.
states and cities led by his political opponents.
Trump says the troops are needed for immigration enforcement and to control largely peaceful protests.
Lawsuits challenging the president's right to do that are working their way through the courts.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that Admiral Alvin Halsey would retire after 37 years in the military.
But it's almost unheard of for an officer not to finish the full three years of a command like this, especially in the middle of a military buildup.
troops have moved into position off the Venezuelan coast, and the U.S.
has destroyed several vessels the White House claims were carrying narcotics.
Critics say those strikes amount to execution without trial.
official told NPR that Halsey recently met with Hegseth at the Pentagon to express his concerns about these strikes and that his resignation was announced by Hegseth shortly after.
The Republican policy bill working its way through Congress currently includes a repeal of the 90-10 rule that says for-profit schools can get no more than 90% of their revenue from federal funding. It's a market test to make sure at least 10% of students would pay their own money to go. For years, though, there was a loophole. GI Bill benefits were counted in that 10%.