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Despite Trump’s tough tone now, things were much worse in Washington when the National Guard was rolled out in 1968

It’s a noticeably different situation than the chaotic one that prompted the biggest military callup in Washington since the ...

Some National Guard troops in Washington set to carry firearms

The National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states ...

Sen. Van Hollen says an armed National Guard in DC would be ‘troubling’

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Sen. Chris Van Hollen on “This Week" over President Trump deploying the National Guard to ...

More National Guard Soldiers Head to D.C. and Prepare to Carry Weapons

The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.

Pence Welcomes Trump’s D.C. Deployment of National Guard

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he wished President Trump “would have done more” on Jan. 6, but supported the recent ...

Gov. McMaster authorizes deployment of SC National Guardsmen to D.C.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has authorized the deployment of 200 South Carolina National Guardsmen to Washington, D.C.

White House says National Guard members deployed to D.C. "may be armed"

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make ...

West Virginia is sending hundreds of National Guard members to Washington

West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 members of its National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump ...

Local group plans protest of Gov. DeWine helping Donald Trump with National Guard troops

A group is planning a protest Aug. 17 against Mike DeWine sending 150 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

West Virginia to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to D.C.

The move comes as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after ...