4 h. ago Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says

The White House says the number of National Guard troops in Washington will ramp up and federal officers will be on the streets of the nation’s capital around the clock

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5 h. ago Trump says use of National Guard in DC will serve as ‘beacon’ for NYC and LA in meandering Kennedy Center speech: Live

President Donald Trump is set to host the Kennedy Center Honors in December

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5 h. ago Trump announces he will host Kennedy Center Honors as he bashes other award shows for being ‘political’: Live updates

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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7 h. ago DC mayor hardens stance as federal troops arrive on streets following Trump’s orders: Live updates

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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11 h. ago DC takeover latest: Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC as mayor attacks ‘authoritarian push’

Troops spotted at Armory and Washington Monument as president’s crime crackdown got underway

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11 h. ago DC takeover latest: Trump deploys National Guard to Washington DC streets as mayor attacks ‘authoritarian push’

Troops spotted at armory and Washington Monument as first night of operations for president’s crime crackdown got underway

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13 h. ago DC takeover latest: National Guard hit streets of Washington DC as mayor attacks Trump’s ‘authoritarian push’

Troops spotted at armory and Washington Monument as first night of operations for president’s crime crackdown got underway

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13 h. ago DC takeover live: National Guard hit streets of Washington as mayor attacks Trump’s ‘authoritarian push’

Troops spotted at armory and Washington Monument as first night of operations for president’s crime crackdown got underway

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16 h. ago DC mayor dramatically changes tune on National Guard takeover as she calls for residents to fight back against 'authoritarian push'

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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18 h. ago Trump updates: National Guard patrol streets of Washington, DC amid president’s federal takeover

National Guard troops were spotted at armory and Washington Monument as first night of troop operations in Trump’s crime crackdown got underway

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18 h. ago National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar tactics to other Democratic cities

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19 h. ago Trump live updates: National Guard patrol streets of Washington, DC amid president’s federal takeover

National Guard troops were spotted at armory and Washington Monument as first night of troop operations in Trump’s crime crackdown got underway

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20 h. ago National Guard descends on Washington DC as Trump mulls plan for 'reaction force' to invade U.S. cities at any time

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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20 h. ago National Guard descends on streets of Washington DC after Trump vows to 'rescue capital from bloodshed'

Troops with the National Guard arrived into the capital late on Tuesday night in a bid by the White House to curb violent crime.

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21 h. ago National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

Officials say troops to start appearing in nation’s capital on Tuesday night as president’s move widely condemnedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Washington DC national guard will begin deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force, calling Washington DC a “lawless” city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise, a White House official confirmed.The national guard is expected to “begin being on the streets starting tonight”. Defense officials said a small number of the roughly 800 guard members planned for the mission had already been mobilized by Tuesday afternoon, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Trump live updates: National Guard expected to be deployed in Washington, D.C. amid president’s federal takeover

Press secretary says 850 officers and agents were ‘surged’ across capital on Monday night, making 23 arrests

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26 h. ago White House says 23 arrested after hundreds of federal officers deploy to DC

Trump deployed national guard troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhereUS politics live – latest updatesAbout 850 officers and agents took part in a “massive law enforcement surge” across Washington DC on Monday night and made nearly two dozen arrests, the White House has said.The show of force came after Donald Trump announced that he was sending the national guard into the capital and putting city police under federal control, even though the violent crime rate is at a 30-year low. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Trump live: White House promises to make DC the safest city in the world as the National Guard arrives

The president has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control – but is already facing a backlash

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29 h. ago Trump wants to put Washington DC under full federal control. Here’s why he probably can’t

Congress would need to repeal the Home Rule Act for it to happen

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31 h. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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