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The weapons that National Guard troops now carry in Washington, D.C.

The majority of National Guard troops deployed in Washington began carrying weapons this weekend. The pistols and powerful rifles they carry are similar to guns used by local police.

ABC News · 22h

Some National Guard units in Washington start carrying firearms as Trump threatens additional cities with deployments

Reuters on MSN · 20h

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

The exact number of troops who would carry their weapons was fluid, but they will either carry M17 pistols or M4 rifles, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Trump, Washington and false claims about crime

CNN on MSN · 11h

Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump delivered a barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC, during a series of Monday comments defending his takeover of the police force and deployment of the National Guard in the nation’s capital.

USA Today · 18h

Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along Washington's National Mall,

CBS News · 16h

Trump's crackdown on crime escalates in Washington D.C.

Natalie Brand reports some National Guard members on patrol are now carrying their service weapons. It comes as the President signs a new crime related executive order.

20h

Some National Guard members in D.C. are now armed

Some National Guard members in Washington D.C., likely fewer than 50, had weapons as of Sunday night, a military official ...

16hon MSN

Trump signs executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing ...

As President Donald Trump appears to waffle on National Guard in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker says, ‘do not come’

The president’s comments follow his statements Friday when he raised the idea of using the Guard in Chicago, as he previously ...

Tisch Is Said to Tell Bondi That New York Doesn’t Need National Guard

President Trump, citing crime, has sent troops to patrol Washington and said other Democratic-leaning cities could be next.

15h

Schools reopen in Washington with parents on edge over Trump’s armed patrols

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools reopened Monday in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands ...

Trump admin live updates: National Guard troops in DC are now armed, defense official says

As of Sunday night, National Guard troops operating in Washington, D.C., are now armed, according to a defense official. This ...

1don MSN

US official confirms Pentagon planning National Guard deployment in Chicago, Mayor Johnson responds

A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News Sunday that the Pentagon is planning a possible deployment of National Guard forces in Chicago.Mayor Brandon Johnson says he's in contact with county and state ...

'Incredibly disturbing': Rep. Joaquin Castro reacts to armed National Guard in D.C.

New video showed some National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. carrying firearms Sunday evening. The troops were ...

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