Today a group of South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers left for the nation’s capital. Approximately 70 soldiers of around 200 ordered by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster were deployed from the National Guard Armory in Union to support a federal security mission in Washington D.

Troops from the South Carolina National Guard will be arriving at the nation’s capital within the next 24 hours.

Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina authorizes 200 National Guardsmen to support President Trump's law and order initiative in Washington, D.C.

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster addressed recent questions surrounding the state National Guard’s role in federal law enforcement efforts.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump’s move to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., as lacking “seriousness” amid the president’s push to combat