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400 National Guard members descend upon DC; expanded crime crackdown expected Wednesday night

A National Guard deployment reacheed 400 members in Washington as a federal operation began targeting crime and homelessness ...

National Guard’s presence will grow in DC Wednesday night, White House says

The presence of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, is expected to expand Wednesday evening, according to a White House ...

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.
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Phil Scott rejects Trump administration request to use Vermont national guard in president’s DC crackdown

It’s the second federal request for Vermont’s guard troops the Republican governor has rebuked in recent weeks.

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.
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Troops in DC to help with ‘monument security,’ ‘area beautification’

Pentagon officials had few details to offer Wednesday about the National Guard’s role in the unprecedented deployment.

National Guard troops now on DC streets told to maintain presence near National Mall

As the first of 800 Washington, D.C., National Guard members activated by President Donald Trump to assist with law ...

Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...