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Three GOP-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC as White House escalates police takeover
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

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Five GOP governors send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
Hundreds more National Guard troops expected to arrive in DC
Trump wants DC to charge 14-year-olds as adults. Here’s where the district’s laws stand
As hundreds of federal law enforcement officers and National Guard troops descend on Washington as part of President Donald Trump’s public display of force against crime in the nation’s capital, the p...

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Trump Administration Live Updates: More Republican-Led States Pledge National Guard Troops for D.C.
Trump says Washington restaurants are busier than ever. This data says otherwise
Mississippi and Louisiana Will Send National Guard Troops to D.C.
Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi, a Republican, echoed Mr. Trump’s exaggerated portrayal of Washington as lawless, saying in a statement that he would send 200 troops because “Americans deserve a safe...

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White House sending social media teams with FBI on some arrests in D.C., sources say
Trump Wants to Fight Democrats on Crime. They’re Treading Cautiously.

Trump adds firepower to National Guard presence in DC

The number of National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C., will more than double in the coming days after Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia in the past several days committed troops to President Trump’s federal takeover of the city.

Despite Trump’s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was rolled out in 1968

Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.

National Guard patrolling DC's Union Station draw heckles, photo ops and little action

Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.
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