Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico told attendees at this week’s National Guard Association of the United States conference that he speaks for all governors when he calls the Congressional move to allow the President to summon the Guard without consulting state officials a “power grab.” Last month, all state governors and Puerto Rico’s top official sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging rejection of the House non-consultation provision, but it appears the plea fell on deaf ears (see above). Richardson went on to criticize the fact that one in five Guardsmen has no health coverage at home, saying that Guardsmen “deserve a square deal in Washington.”
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.