With several states deploying some troops to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital has around 2,000 National Guard troops deployed.

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's crackdown will be armed. The

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed an order authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. to carry weapons if their mission requires it, according to a person familiar with the matter.