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National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. as 400 additional troops brought in at Trump’s request

The West Virginia National Guard will send up to 400 ‘skilled personnel’ to Washington, D.C. – as reports emerge that troops will be now carrying weapons

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DC homeless camps cleared out in Trump takeover as Bondi replaces police commissioner with DEA chief

‘I’d like to invite the president to spend some time here in a tent with us,’ one homeless person in DC said

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In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital

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CNN panelists’ on-air fight over DC takeover ends with tawdry ‘nightly’ bedroom smear involving Trump

A heated debate over the federal takeover of the nation’s capital took a vulgar turn

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Trump tips hand at DC-like takeovers of LA and NYC for Olympics and World Cup: ‘We’ll go military if we have to’

Asked about his move this week to federalize policing in Washington, he brought up concerns over security around the 2028 Olympics in LA and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, whose final is in NYC area

The Independent UK

‘There’s no limitation on that’: Donald Trump’s response to being called a dictator should have you terrified

Trump doesn't mind you calling him a dictator.

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DC to impose ‘juvenile curfew’ this weekend as Trump’s crackdown comes into full force

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has slammed federal takeover as ‘unsettling and unprecedented’

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MSNBC pundit George Conway compares Trump to ‘Tony Soprano’ over DC crime crackdown

President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., this week

The Independent UK

CNN’s resident MAGA defender keeps getting his past Jan. 6 condemnation thrown back in his face

ANALYSIS: ‘He did not protect or defend the Constitution and he violated his oath of office,’ Tara Setmayer told Scott Jennings. ‘You know, who said that? You did after January 6th.’ Justin Baragona details how the CNN commentator is having his old comments used against him

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Tourists greeted by National Guard patrolling DC landmarks on Thursday morning

Donald Trump’s show of force intended to eradicate street crime, which official statistics say is down to a 30-year low

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Donald Trump threatens to declare national emergency in DC to get his way if Congress doesn’t serve his will

Trump literally threatened to hold a city longer than he's legally supposed to.

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DC man arrested after he’s accused of throwing sandwich at federal officer and calling him a ‘fascist’

‘Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city!’ the man is accused of telling the officer

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Photos of the National Guard and federal agents in Washington

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive in the capital.

The Independent UK

With tariffs, a DC takeover, and Putin summit, Trump is now fully unleashed. And the world’s tolerance for pain put to the test

ANALYSIS: Wall Street, his own cabinet and numerous civic guardrails stopped Trump from indulging in his own impulses in the first term. Now, Eric Garcia writes, he feels he can do whatever he wants

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Trump can’t stop using false and misleading data to make his case for DC takeover

Data from the Metropolitan Police Department in DC shows violent crime rates have gone down signficantly since 2023

Reason

Pentagon Draws Up Plans To Send Troops to American Cities

The Trump administration is considering plans for a "Reaction Force" of National Guard troops to deploy quickly to American cities with signs of civil unrest.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s Washington DC takeover is straight out of a fascist playbook

About 800 national guard troops will be deployed in the nation’s capital because, according to the president: ‘Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs’

The Conversation

4 out of 5 US troops surveyed understand the duty to disobey illegal orders

With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into Washington, D.C. to fight crime, President Donald Trump edged U.S. troops closer to the kind of military-civilian confrontations that can cross ethical and legal lines.

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Mayor calls for DC to become 51st state after Trump’s National Guard crackdown

Muriel Bowser says president’s move to federalize city police force demonstrates why the District of Columbia needs statehood to secure its independence

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The nearly 150-year old law that Trump is testing with domestic troop deployment

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs

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Donald Trump’s police takeover of Washington, D.C. is an immediate and absolute failure as a man is shot dead

I'm sure everyone feels so safe.

Latin Times

Pentagon Considering Creating National Guard Reaction Force To Shut Down Protests and Unrest Across U.S.

The Trump administration is planning to create a new reaction force that would have hundreds of National Guard troops ready to rapidly deploy to American cities across the country

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Leaked Pentagon plan reveals 600 troops ready for a ‘domestic civil disturbance’

The one-hour deployment plan for U.S. cities.

Latin Times

Illinois Governor Says Trump Is Following Nazi-Era Playbook After Threats of Occupying Chicago: 'Doesn't Follow the Law'

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Monday compared President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to tactics used by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s

Al Jazeera

Trump deploys US National Guard to DC amid crime emergency claims

Federal law enforcement arrests 23 people in Washington overnight as part of Trump’s controversial crime crackdown.

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