Overview

• The Joint Task Force D.C. said Guard units began carrying service weapons late Sunday and may use force only as a last resort in immediate life‑threat situations.
• AP and other outlets observed armed soldiers at sites such as Union Station, with Pentagon and media reports citing M17 pistols or M4 rifles for certain units.
• Roughly two thousand Guard members remain deployed in Washington under federal command after the White House put the D.C. police under federal oversight.
• Trump has named Chicago as likely next, and the Washington Post reports Pentagon planning that could send thousands of Guard troops to Chicago as early as September.
• Democratic officials, including Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, oppose expansions as crime data from Washington and Chicago show declines.