National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC
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The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.
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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 around the clock Wednesday.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,
Pentagon officials had few details to offer Wednesday about the National Guard’s role in the unprecedented deployment.
As the first of 800 Washington, D.C., National Guard members activated by President Donald Trump to assist with law enforcement in the nation's capital began to arrive Tuesday, they were still waiting to hear from law enforcement what their mission would be.
Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital
As Trump deploys the National Guard and promises to clean up the city, residents demonstrate against deployed law enforcement.