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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 3:11 PM CST

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.

Kat Lonsdorf

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