3 States To Send National Guard Troops To DC
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Gov. Jeff Landry said he was sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trump's federal crackdown on crime in the city.
Lawmakers advanced a bill to realign the Massachusetts National Guard’s chain of command in a way they say would reflect the organization’s evolving mission.
Legislation advances on Beacon Hill at the same time three states are sending guard troops to patrol Washington, DC
President Trump is calling up the D.C. National Guard and federal law enforcement to address crime in the capital.
This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime in the city. The sometimes-masked agents joined members of the National Guard as well as the United States Park Police,
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund accused Nancy Pelosi of repeatedly denying his requests for National Guard assistance before and during Jan. 6, amid her criticism of Trump sending in the Guard over Washington,
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia at the request of the Trump administration, the governor's office said in a statement on Saturday.