With the National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., crime rates have seen a significant decline. Carjackings have decreased ...

The task force also noted in its statement late Friday that Guard troops can carry out law enforcement duties because they ...

Guardsmen have mostly been patrolling tourist areas not known for high crime rates, such as the National Mall and a transit ...

Demonstrators played go-go music and clamored for D.C. statehood while, just miles away, the president met with National ...

President Donald Trump is proudly promoting the work of roughly 2,000 National Guard troops in Washington to confront what ...

The Pentagon and the Army said last week that troops would not carry guns. The new guidance is that they will carry their ...

The Pentagon has not commented on the reason for the change, but it comes as the Trump administration concentrates on reducing crime in the nation's capital.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops and airmen to carry weapons in D.C. if their mission requires it amid a Trump administration crackdown on crime.

The number of National Guard troops has grown to nearly 2,000 as President Donald Trump continues his federal takeover of the ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — With National Guard troops in the streets and federal agents at the door of his former adviser, President ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized up to 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in Washington, D.C., if necessary, a Joint Task Force spokesperson confirmed to FOX 5 DC.