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Photos of the National Guard and federal agents in Washington

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at ...

Donald Trump Announces D.C. Crackdown, Prepares For Putin Meeting: Live Updates

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) has a message for Trump amid the president's unprecedented move to deploy ...

National Guard’s presence will grow in DC Wednesday night, White House says

The presence of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, is expected to expand Wednesday evening, according to a White House ...

National Guard troops told to maintain presence near National Mall as part of Trump’s anti-crime mission

National Guard troops called on to active-duty by President Donald Trump arrived on the footsteps of the Washington Monument ...

Why is the National Guard in D.C., and what are troops allowed to do?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said troops will not get involved in law enforcement but would be “proactive” if they saw ...

Maryland Gov. Moore criticizes President Trump's National Guard plan as 'deeply dangerous'

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called former President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard for municipal policing ...

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to ...

Federal becomes local: The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Donald Trump maelstrom

The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation’s capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about ...