National Guard to deploy 1,700 troops across 19 states
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National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law enforcement duties, defense officials said.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday authorized National Guard members to carry firearms while helping law enforcement fighting crimes and homelessness in D.C., the Pentagon said.
In President Trump’s second term, many of his most high-profile initiatives have doubled as opportunities to test the loyalty of Republican leaders.
Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.
States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department
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Johnson and Pritzker blast as illegal Trump’s suggestion he’ll send National Guard to Chicago next
Mayor Brandon Johnson calls President Trump threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago illegal, “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” while Gov. JB Pritzker says it would be
Trump said on Friday that Chicago will "probably" be the next city to which the administration will deploy federal troops, officers and agents.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling on President Trump to send more federal law enforcement resources, instead of National Guard officers.
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