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White House says National Guard members deployed to D.C. "may be armed"

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make ...

White House Backs Off ‘Hostile Takeover’ of D.C. Police Chief Role

The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, ...

As more National Guard units arrive in D.C., local officials question the need

Along with the 800 D.C. National Guard members already mobilized in the city, the deployments announced would bring the number of Guard members to about 1,700.
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States increase National Guard assignments to DC, supporting Trump's anti-crime efforts

Monday begins the second week of elevated National Guard presence in Washington D.C., as President Donald Trump pushes to ...

SC Gov. McMaster deploys National Guard to 'restore law and order' to Washington D.C.

SC Gov. Henry McMaster deploys National Guardsmen to Washington D.C., despite claims from city leaders that crime is at a low point.

White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C., sources say

The White House has dispatched social media teams alongside FBI agents executing arrest warrants in the nation's capital to ...

Hundreds march to White House to protest Trump's D.C. crackdown

Protesters marched to the White House on Saturday as D.C. Metropolitan Police officers and National Park Service police looked on from a distance.

National Guard members in D.C. "may be armed" but won't be making arrests, White House says

Three states are deploying hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the Trump ...