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Trump’s D.C. Takeover Yields 66 Arrests in First 2 Nights, as City Braces For More National Guard Troops

White House official says to expect "significantly higher National Guard presence” in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening.

Trump sends 800 National Guard troops to crack down on DC crime. Here's what they'll do.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC, a rare flex of his ...

West Virginia Governor Morrisey Deploys National Guard To DC Amid Trump’s Police Takeover

Morrisey said the deployment includes hundreds of “skilled personnel” at the request of the Trump administration.

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 ...

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said ...

National Guard troops arrive on D.C. streets to execute Trump's anti-crime order

A senior Army official said that some troops were deploying with D.C. police Tuesday night and that their mobilization marked ...

What the National Guard and federal law enforcement can and can't do in D.C.

President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.

National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar ...

How the White House's claims about D.C. homelessness compare to the data

For a city whose population is 41% Black, D.C.’s homeless population is disproportionately Black, at 82.5%. Compare that to ...