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National Guard members on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will soon be armed, Pentagon says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said today.…

John McCarthy August 22, 2025

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Trump’s troops take over Washington D.C. law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The new picture of law enforcement in the nation’s capital began taking shape Tuesday as some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration began arriving.…

John McCarthy August 12, 2025

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Trump puts DC police under federal control

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump said today he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and putting the city's police department under federal control, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power…

John McCarthy August 11, 2025

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The nation’s capital waits for Trump’s next move as a federal takeover threat looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them seeking a late-night slice or falafel.…

John McCarthy August 9, 2025