Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump is extending federal funding for National Guard deployments until mid-August to help states in their coronavirus pandemic response efforts. "The men and women of the National Guard have been doing a great job fighting the CoronaVirus. Title 32 status provides federal funding for the National Guard deployments across the country while allowing those forces to remain under the control of state governors as they help with coronavirus response. There are some 46,000 National Guard members supporting state coronavirus response efforts at the direction of state governors. An extension was also supported by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Joseph Lengyel.

Source: CNN May 28, 2020 17:03 UTC