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Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington’s safest sites  Reuters National Guard in Washington DC to be armed amid crime crackdown  BBC Opinion | The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C.  The Washington Post Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops  The Guardian DC mayor responds to criticism that city crime data is inaccurate  WTOP Source link

CITYWIDE — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago is his next target as he deploys the National Guard to resistant cities, but Mayor Brandon Johnson said the move would be illegal — and completely unnecessary. Trump deployed 2,000 armed National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., earlier this month, saying the move will reduce crime and homelessness. But the …

Donald Trump has threatened to take his federal crackdown on crime and city cleanliness to New York and Chicago, as the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered that national guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington DC under federal control will now be armed. The US president talked to reporters in the Oval Office and said: “When ready, we will start …

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 …

Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. President Donald Trump took a field trip Thursday to the U.S. Park Police operations facility in Washington, where he addressed about 300 National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officials and praised his military crackdown on crime and immigration in the city. The White …

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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 …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bringing prominent White House support to the streets of Washington, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday visited with National Guard troops at the city’s main train station as protesters chanted “free D.C.” — the latest tense interlude from President Donald Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital. “We brought some law and order …

Federal agencies US military Donald Trump National security See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday. The troops could begin assisting the DC National Guard operationally as soon as Wednesday …

GOP states pour National Guard troops into D.C. as Trump tightens control  The Washington Post National Guard Troops in Washington Stick to Tourist Areas  The New York Times After Bondi touts weekend arrests in DC, mayor pushes back  ABC News DECLARING A CRIME EMERGENCY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  The White House (.gov) A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders …