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How often is the National Guard called in to police cities?

The federal government has deployed [the National Guard]([link removed]
rg/articles/what-is-the-national-guard-and-what-does-it-do/) several times =
this year, including to Los Angeles protests against ICE in June and Washin=
gton, DC, in August to support law enforcement. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee=
has also activated the Guard in Memphis.
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Courts have stalled deployments to [Chicago]([link removed]
ocketPDF/25/25A443/380087/20251020163215657_Illinois%20SCOTUS%20Response%20=
Draft%20Final%20to%20File.pdf). Last Monday, a federal appeals court overtu=
rned a lower court=E2=80=99s order to bar the Trump administration=E2=80=99=
s deployment of the National Guard to [Portland]([link removed]
ov/datastore/opinions/2025/10/20/25-6268.pdf), Oregon. A second order, whic=
h blocks the administration from mobilizing National Guard troops from anyw=
here in the nation to Oregon, still stands.

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- The National Guard is a reserve service that trains troops and deploys th=
em to national emergencies, such as September 11, 2001, during Hurricane Ka=
trina recovery in 2005, and COVID-19 in 2020. It also supports global milit=
ary priorities when the armed forces need additional support, and has been =
called into service for every war in American history.

[National Guard personnel as of June 30, 2025]([link removed]
s/what-is-the-national-guard-and-what-does-it-do/)

- As of June, the National Guard had 432,460 members, about 76% of whom ser=
ved in the Army National Guard (the rest are in the Air National Guard). Te=
xas had more troops than any other state: 22,367. New York was next (17,404=
), followed by California (17,346).=C2=A0

- The United States Code is the codification of the general and permanent l=
aws of the nation. Title 10 of that code allows the president to activate t=
he National Guard without the consent of a state governor. It=E2=80=99s pre=
viously been invoked to deploy troops to wars overseas. =C2=A0

- The president has called upon the National Guard within the United States=
at least 10 times since World War II. =C2=A0

- Many of these activations included the president invoking the Insurrectio=
n Act, in which they call on the military for civilian law enforcement duri=
ng "invasion, insurrection, or obstruction of the laws," to protect civil r=
ights or in cases when the president deems it impossible to enforce the law=
without intervention. The Insurrection Act was last invoked during the 199=
2 Los Angeles riots. =C2=A0

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The gender pay gap, by the numbers

In 1979, women made 62 cents for every dollar men earned. As of 2025, that =
number has climbed to 82 cents, but, as some people say, is the math mathin=
g? Here=E2=80=99s [what the data says]([link removed]
-the-gender-pay-gap-in-the-us/country/united-states/) about where the gende=
r pay gap is closing and where it isn=E2=80=99t.=C2=A0

- As of the second quarter of 2025, men who worked full-time jobs earned $1=
,333 per week on average, compared with $1,094 for women who worked full-ti=
me =E2=80=94 a difference of $239, or 22% more in earnings for men.

- Men earned more across all 15 job categories tracked in 2024. The widest =
gaps were in legal occupations, management, healthcare, and protective serv=
ices.

[Median weekly earnings of full-time workers]([link removed]
what-is-the-gender-pay-gap-in-the-us/country/united-states/)

- In 2024, women in Maryland earned 99 cents for every dollar earned by men=
=E2=80=94 the smallest gap in the nation.

- In comparison, women in Utah earned 73 cents on the dollar, meaning that =
Utah men make 37% more than women in full-time jobs. Compare your state on =
[our site]([link removed]
s/country/united-states/).

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Data behind the news

The [monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report]([link removed]
s/what-is-the-current-inflation-rate/country/united-states/), which had bee=
n delayed due to the government shutdown, showed that inflation rose 3% in =
September from a year prior.

The Agriculture Department=E2=80=99s [Food and Nutrition Service]([link removed]
safacts.org/explainers/what-does-the-us-government-do/subagency/food-and-nu=
trition-service/) has said the government shutdown means it cannot issue fu=
nds for benefits on November 1. These programs include the [Supplemental Nu=
trition Assistance Program]([link removed]
ceive-snap-benefits-in-the-us-every-month/country/united-states/) and the [=
Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program]([link removed]
es/what-is-the-women-infants-and-children-wic-program/).=C2=A0

President Trump recently announced he was ending negotiations with Canada. =
The country was the United States=E2=80=99 [second-largest]([link removed]
s.org/answers/what-is-the-value-of-us-trade/countries/canada/) trading part=
ner last year.

[Daylight saving time]([link removed]
ng-time-exist/) ends on November 2. Prepare to roll your clocks back one ho=
ur.=C2=A0

Test your knowledge with the [weekly fact quiz]([link removed]
-fact-quiz/) and see how you compare!=C2=A0

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One last fact

[Hispanic Americans are around 2x as likely to not have health insurance](h=
ttps://usafacts.org/articles/share-uninsured-americans-dropped-recent-years=
-though-racial-and-ethnic-gaps-continue/)

In 2024, 23% of Hispanic Americans under 65 didn=E2=80=99t have [health ins=
urance]([link removed]
ent-years-though-racial-and-ethnic-gaps-continue/). That=E2=80=99s two time=
s the national average.=C2=A0

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