DC, GOP and National Guard
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Deployments by troops from Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia will nearly double the force that Trump has deployed amid a crackdown on crime.
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.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is sending 150 Guard members to Washington, DC, at the request of the secretary of the Army.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One of the reasons President Donald Trump says he's taking over the policing of Washington D.C. is because of what he calls "roving mobs of wild youth." But how bad is youth crime in D.C. really?
“National Guard troops are pre-positioned to help eastern North Carolina as Hurricane Erin impacts the coast,” said Kate Frauenfelder. “These brave men and women are needed here at home – not in D.C.” North Carolina is under a state of emergency due to Hurricane Erin.
Gady Serralta, director of the U.S. Marshals Service, joins “CUOMO” to discuss the federal takeover of Washington, D.C., law enforcement by the Trump administration last week. “We should never accept that the capital of the United States is a location where you can get robbed,