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Photos: Scenes from D.C. as National Guard joins Trump's law enforcement crackdown

President Trump deployed National Guard troops to D.C. on Tuesday as part a "massive law enforcement surge" in the U.S.

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

President Trump announced this week the deployment of 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia, as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation's capital. The ...

National Guard troops now on DC streets told to maintain presence near National Mall

It was not immediately clear why the presence of U.S. troops along the National Mall was needed, other than to put Trump's ...

Appeals court allows Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender transition care for minors to be enforced

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Arkansas' first-in-the-nation law prohibiting doctors from providing gender transition medical treatment to minors.

National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as ...

Hegseth says DC National Guard will not be involved in law enforcement functions but he’ll ‘have their back’ if they need to ‘temporarily detain’ criminals

The president has direct control over DC’s National Guard, unlike every other unit, which is under the authority of state governors.