On Tuesday night, more than 1,450 federal law enforcement officers and National Guard members patrolled Washington, according to a White House official. Forces made 43 arrests on Tuesday night -- nearly twice the amount they made Monday night.

He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation’s capital than other cities. Its historically majority Black population wasn’t electing its own city council and mayor until 1973,

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

The White House on Tuesday threatened homeless people in Washington with imprisonment following a controversial intervention involving police and the deployment of the National Guard in the United States (US) capital,