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National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC: Official

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday ...

National Guard in DC could carry weapons and detain people, Army says

National Guard troops pulled up in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12. They weren't armed then, but they could be soon, Army officials said.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser backtracks on support for Trump’s National Guard deployment, labels it an ‘authoritarian push’

The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to assist with law enforcement have begun ...

A 'sinister distraction’: Nevada AG slams Trump’s takeover, praises DC officials for fighting back

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is the Democratic challenger to one of America's most at-risk GOP governors. He joins The Weekend as his state is reportedly among those threatening to deploy the ...

National Guard troops told to maintain presence near National Mall as part of Trump’s anti-crime mission

National Guard troops called on to active-duty by President Donald Trump arrived on the footsteps of the Washington Monument ...

Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and ...

WATCH: National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC's Union Station amid police takeover

National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union ...