The shooting of two National Guard members near the White House

Gone quiet · last story Dec 1, 2025

What this arc covers

The November 2025 shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House: the victims, the Afghan national charged with first-degree murder, and the Trump administration's response, including a halt to Afghan immigration processing and a vow of a wider crackdown.

West Virginia

Earliest story we hold Nov 26, 2025 · 8 stories · 72 independent sources (counted once each) · 5 days

Part ofNational Guard of the United StatesAfghanistanDonald TrumpWashington, D.C.West Virginia

Part of Political violence in the US

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  6. The shooting of two National Guard members near the White HouseThis arcNov 26 – Dec 1, 2025
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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Dec 12025Trump issues White House invitation to families of two National Guard members who were shot14 articles · 10 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 1 right
Nov 282025Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died10 articles · 9 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 0 right
Nov 28– 292025Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge37 articles · 24 independent sources
1 left, 7 center, 1 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Nov 26 – 27, 2025What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House140 articles · 76 independent sources
  2. Nov 27, 2025Who is Rahmanullah Lakanwal? Afghan national accused of shooting 2 National Guard in DC29 articles · 14 independent sources
  3. Nov 28 – 29, 2025Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge37 articles · 24 independent sources
  4. Nov 28, 2025Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died10 articles · 9 independent sources
  5. Dec 1, 2025Trump issues White House invitation to families of two National Guard members who were shot14 articles · 10 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Nov 24Dec 1

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Nov 24, 2025163618243
Dec 1, 202512113

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

22% left · 53% center · 25% right of 72 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 8 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. November 2025

    Nov 26– 27What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House140 articles · 76 independent sources
    16 left, 30 center, 17 right
  2. Nov 27– 28Trump vows immigration crackdown following DC shooting of National Guard members9 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Nov 27USCIS halts Afghan immigration processing after shooting of National Guard members in DC10 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 27Who is Rahmanullah Lakanwal? Afghan national accused of shooting 2 National Guard in DC29 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 7 right
  5. Nov 272 National Guard members shot: Here’s what we know about them17 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Nov 28Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died10 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Nov 28– 29Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge37 articles · 24 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right

  8. December 2025

    Dec 1Trump issues White House invitation to families of two National Guard members who were shot14 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right