Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington be armed.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo late last week authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., ...

President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across ...

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling for the Pentagon to provide an estimate of the cost of deploying 2,000 ...

Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said, “There’s no basis, no ...

Some National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump’s orders have begun carrying firearms.

The White House says National Guard activations in 19 states are unrelated to President Donald Trump’s push to expand ...

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., have been authorized to carry firearms as part of President Donald Trump’s crime ...

The National Guard troops mobilized in Washington D.C. are now allowed to carry guns. The Guard members can carry their ...

Guard members will be armed with standard-issue weapons that could include rifles or pistols and 'detentions may occur ...

Soldiers will be carrying their standard service weapons – pistols and M4 rifles, the official said. "At the direction of the Secretary of Defense," National Guard troops "supporting the ...

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