DC’s ballot dropboxes have just opened and yesterday residents witnessed National Guard soldiers at one of DC’s voting locations. The is a clear reminder that we need the National Guard out of DC now and that we all need to work actively this fall to make sure voting is free, fair, and that results are enforced. There are a number of key ways you can help do that in the coming weeks.

A lawsuit brought by a Navy veteran moves to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Organizations and faith communities across Georgia have sent letters to Governor Brian Kemp and the candidates for governor calling for accountability around the deployment of Georgia’s National Guard to DC.

A new report from Center for American Progress found no evidence the National Guard deployment in DC reduced crime. It's projected to cost taxpayers $1.7 billion by the end of year. Use this toolkit to get the word out.

On July 15, 2026, several national organizations signed and sent a letter to Governor Josh Green calling for him to withdraw Hawai’i National Guard forces from Washington, DC.

Many National Guard soldiers are participating in the DC occupation because it’s an easy assignment and they’re getting paid handsomely to do it.

On July 9, the DC Council sent a unanimous letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan as well as Governor Albert Bryan of the U.S. Virgin Islands calling on them to withdraw their National Guard soldiers from DC.

On July 7, a coalition of national organizations led by the Brennan Center for Justice sent a letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard from DC.

All National Guard members wear a patch on their left sleeve indicating their home state and unit. We’ve put together a handy guide for identifying the states assisting Trump with his occupation of DC.

Free DC releases video footage today showing Michigan National Guard troops standing armed with pistols near a Georgetown movie theater. The footage was recorded on the evening of June 24, 2026 at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue NW and K Street NW.

200+ nonpartisan volunteers, Election Protection hotline, and rapid response command center protected rights of DC voters

A now-deleted video shows members of the Arkansas National Guard who have taken both a DC and Free DC flag like war trophies, put them on the ground, and desecrated them.

“We need everyone to recognize that DC is under attack from an occupying military force. The National Guard are not here to lower crime — they are here to commit crime.”

Today, community leaders from Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, Memphis, and Portland came together with Free DC to demand an end to Trump’s dangerous, wasteful militarized occupations. 

On September 26, Free DC and community leaders from TN, MS, LA, OH, and WV demanded troop withdrawal as the Trump Administration and Republican governors continue to extend unnecessary, wasteful National Guard deployment in the nation's capital.