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National Guard troops in Washington, DC, begin carrying weapons

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint ...

National Guard in DC to carry M17 pistols, conduct law enforcement duties, task force says

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., will now carry weapons for personal protection and are allowed to carry out law ...

Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment

Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying ...

Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump delivered a barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC, during a series of Monday comments ...

National Guard to start carrying weapons in DC this weekend as nearly 2,000 troops deploy

Nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have now been deployed to join President Donald Trump's crackdown on Washington, DC.

National Guard military vehicle collides with civilian car in DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood

D.C. National Guard vehicle crashed into a civilian car on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, injuring one person amid Trump's ...

Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing ...

Trump order preps National Guard for public safety amid backlash to D.C. deployment

Trump rejected allegations that his use of the National Guard in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, was an abuse of power. "I'm not a dictator," he said.