Several Democratic governors have sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., ahead of America 250, amid President Trump's highly visible — and controversial — ongoing deployment to the city.
Members of the National Guard patrol as National Park Service workers clean algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.
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The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington at the request of the…
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Armoured vehicles were spotted at urban centres and tourist sites around the US capital on Tuesday evening.
President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. — even…
The number of National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., has jumped in recent weeks.
Washington residents have protested against Trump's deployment of troops in the city.
