The Memphis Safe Task Force's presence has nearly doubled court bookings in Shelby County. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris stated the number of National Guard troops in Memphis has more than doubled to ...

As part of the ongoing efforts of the Memphis Safe Task Force, the U.S. Department of Defense cleared the deployment of “up to 1,000 Tennessee” National Guard personnel to Memphis through Sept. 30, ...

Federal agencies began arriving in Memphis Sept. 29, and the National Guard began patrols Oct. 10. Several Memphis-area ...

Memphis Mayor Paul Young spoke at the Memphis Hope Summit at the University of Memphis and addressed what he hopes for after the task force leaves.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said she is skeptical that the federal deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country is legal, as President Trump has moved to send ...