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West Virginia National Guard being sent to DC as White House escalates takeover

West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

Trump sends 800 National Guard troops to crack down on DC crime. Here's what they'll do.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC, a rare flex of his presidential authority over the military while a court mulls the legality of his prior order sending troops to Los Angeles.

Forbes on MSN · 3h

West Virginia Governor Morrisey Deploys National Guard To DC Amid Trump’s Police Takeover

Morrisey said the deployment includes hundreds of “skilled personnel” at the request of the Trump administration.

DC officials escalate fight with Trump over police takeover

ABC News on MSN · 2d

As Guard deploys, Trump to seek 'long-term' federal control of DC police

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police force as he continues his efforts to ramp-up crime enforcement in the nation's capital.

Seattle Times · 18h

Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order

The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department, while Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a new memo, directed the District’s police to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement regardless of any city law.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

'Brazenly unlawful': DC officials escalate fight with Trump over police takeover

Lawsuit challenges Trump's executive order federalizing D.C. police and Bondi's installation of DEA head as emergency police commissioner as unlawful.

2don MSN

National Guard in DC could carry weapons and detain people, Army says

National Guard troops pulled up in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12. They weren't armed then, but they could be soon, Army officials said.

ACLU: Trump’s DC takeover ‘a brazen abuse of power’ that reveals need for statehood

Trump was able to execute his recent takeover of Washington D.C.’s law enforcement because of the level of control the ...

2don MSN

400 National Guard members descend upon DC; expanded crime crackdown expected Wednesday night

A National Guard deployment reacheed 400 members in Washington as a federal operation began targeting crime and homelessness ...

Just The News3m

National Guard patrolling DC prepared in coming days to carry weapons

National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C., this week as part of President Trump's mission to crackdown on violent crime in the nation capital will reprotedly start carrying weapons in the coming ...

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser backtracks on support for Trump’s National Guard deployment, labels it an ‘authoritarian push’

The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.

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Bondi names DEA head as DC’s ’emergency police commissioner,’ but capital leaders push back

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and ...

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Troops in DC to help with ‘monument security,’ ‘area beautification’

Pentagon officials had few details to offer Wednesday about the National Guard’s role in the unprecedented deployment.