Deployments by troops from Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia will nearly double the force that Trump has deployed amid a crackdown on crime.

President Donald Trump has expanded his law-enforcement crackdown in Washington, D.C., with top officials visiting National Guard troops at the city’s main railroad station. The deployment has left parts of the city looking like occupied territory.

Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joined dozens of National Guardsmen for lunch at a Union Station burger eatery

Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating whether the Metropolitan Police Department manipulated data to “create a false illusion of safety,” according to the Washington Post.

On Monday, DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto said 1000 additional National Guard troops were set to arrive from West Virginia, Ohio, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina and Mississippi. She added that some troops will likely be armed. Pinto added that the troops are patrolling the city with a 30-year crime low.

Three Republican-led states are sending their National Guard troops to aid President Donald Trump's effort to combat an "out of control" crime wave in the US capital.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending 150 Guard members to Washington, DC, at the request of the secretary of the Army.

The DOJ launched an investigation into claims D.C. crime data was manipulated to show more favorable results, according to sources who spoke to Fox News.

WASHINGTON - For the third month in a row, the unemployment rate in Washington D.C. is reported to be the highest in the nation. The District's seasonally adjusted jobless rate reached 6 percent in July, which is 2.2 percent higher than the nationwide unemployment rate, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Sky News contributor Kristin Tate says the Trump administration is “finally regaining control” of Washington DC. United States President Donald Trump says Washington DC is safe to go out again following his recent crime crackdown in the capital.