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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of Washington DC to be armed, as the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the capital continues. Trump ordered troops to Washington earlier in August and took control of its police force to combat what he described as “out of control” crime in the city. Just …

Hegseth authorizes National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. deployment  The Washington Post Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops  The Guardian National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump’s crackdown will start carrying guns  AP News Hegseth Authorizes Troops in D.C. to Carry Weapons  The New York Times As Trump tightens grip on D.C., officers say their …

Trump says he may send National Guard to Chicago, New York  Politico Trump says Chicago next up for federal crime crackdown  CNN Trump threatens to send troops to Chicago and says he could bring in ‘regular military’ to Washington DC – live  The Guardian President Donald Trump plans crime crackdown in Chicago similar to DC  Chicago Tribune Trump floats “regular military” tackling crime with …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department didn’t offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. Hegseth referred to it as “common sense” on social media. …

Federal agencies US military Pete Hegseth National security See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard members patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, to begin carrying their service weapons as they fulfill President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, according to a US defense official. The directive from Hegseth represents a …

A National Guard member whose military transport vehicle collided with a car this week was given a traffic ticket for running a red light in Washington, D.C. — as Guard forces deploy to the streets of the capital amid President Trump’s contentious anti-crime push. The collision took place early Wednesday morning, as a convoy of five National Guard vehicles drove …

Washington — President Trump said he’s going out in Washington, D.C., Thursday night to patrol the city alongside law enforcement and the National Guard.  Mr. Trump made the announcement as the Metropolitan Police Department tells CBS News no homicides have been reported in the district in over a week, after the Trump administration began an anti-crime initiative that’s swamped the …

Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Trump’s decision to assert federal control over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to patrol the capital marked a stunning departure from governing …

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JD Vance was booed and heckled with chants of “Free DC!” during a photo op with national guard troops at Union Station in Washington on Wednesday afternoon. Handing out burgers to troops deployed last week by Donald Trump, at the station’s Shake Shack alongside the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, Vance told …