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Will newly-elected Democratic governors recall their National Guard troops from D.C.?

NPR | By Kat Lonsdorf
Published November 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM EST

All five of the states that flipped their governors from Republican to Democrat in the midterms have troops in Washington. Calls are growing for the newly-elected governors to pull them out.

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Kat Lonsdorf
Kat Lonsdorf is reporter for NPR, often covering national security and international stories. She is based in Washington, D.C.
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