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3 states sending 700 National Guard troops to DC

At least 700 National Guardsmen will be sent to Washington, D.C., nearly doubling the number of troops already activated in ...

Three Republican-led states to send National Guard troops to DC

Three Republican-led US states will send members of their National Guard forces to Washington, DC to bolster the roughly 800 ...

‘Consistent with their mission’: Official says National Guard patrolling in Washington DC ‘may be armed’; residents voice concern

National Guard members patrolling Washington DC may soon be armed, reversing an earlier decision. This follows Trump's plan ...

Sen. Van Hollen says an armed National Guard in DC would be ‘troubling’

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to ...

Three GOP-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC as White House escalates police takeover

The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to ...

National Guard in DC May End Up Carrying Weapons—Report

President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.

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 ...

New Mexico’s governor called in the state’s National Guard to address crime issues. Here’s how they’re being used

In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic ...