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National Guard in D.C. may be ordered to carry guns

Three Republican-led states to deploy National Guard troops to US capital

Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the city as awash in crime.

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Some National Guard troops in Washington set to carry firearms

National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.

Newsweek on MSN · 10h

National Guard in DC may end up carrying weapons—Report

President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.

Trump, DC and Other Cities

Bloomberg on MSN · 5h

West Virginia, Ohio Guard to Join Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown

West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.

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After DC Crime Crackdown, Trump's Vow To 'Take Back' Other Cities Draws Pushback From Democrats

Trump on Monday deployed 800 members of the District of Columbia National Guard to assist in law enforcement in DC.

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Trump's Aggressive Push to Take Over DC Policing May Be a Template for an Approach in Other Cities

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy

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Three GOP-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC as White House escalates police takeover

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to ...

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As Guard deploys, Trump to seek 'long-term' federal control of DC police

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police ...

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Trump vowed DC takeover multiple times on 2024 campaign trail: 'He's keeping his promise'

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's ...

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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.

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 ...

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Where National Guard and federal agents are patrolling D.C.

The Post mapped locations of law enforcement throughout D.C. in the days since Trump’s announcement to deploy the Guard.

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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.