WASHINGTON – National Guard troops could start carrying weapons on the streets of Washington, DC as soon as this weekend after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed soldiers deployed to President ...

The commander of the DC National Guard extended the Guard's deployment to Nov. 30, according to a social media post, but it remains unclear if guardsmen will patrol the capital for that entire time.

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force carrying out the mission told CNN. This follows a directive by ...

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of Washington DC to be armed, as the Trump administration's crackdown on crime in the capital ...

National Guard units deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of the Trump administration’s effort to slash violent crime have been authorized to carry firearms, the D.C. National Guard has announced — ...

WASHINGTON — National Guard troops deployed to the nation’s capital are cleaning it up — literally. A handful of soldiers were photographed by the Washington Post spreading mulch near the Tidal Basin ...

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 ...