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West Virginia sends hundreds of National Guard members to Washington at Trump team’s request

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump’s ...

How DC’s unique status let Trump take control of police, deploy National Guard

President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, ...
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West Virginia National Guard to deploy to DC to support Trump's federal takeover

The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) has been directed by Governor Patrick Morrisey to support President Trump’s federal takeover by deploying troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the ...

Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime: ‘Take our capital back’

Trump called federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying the National Guard to Washington "Liberation Day ...

Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard

President Trump holds news conference Monday to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., after days of railing about the nation’s ...

‘It makes a lot of people nervous’: Anacostia residents react to federal police, National Guard on DC streets

While some residents and business owners in D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood feel safer with the added law enforcement presence, others report feeling intimidated and harassed.