Overview

• Governors Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster and Mike DeWine announced deployments of 300–400, 200 and 150 National Guard troops, respectively, to join roughly 800 federalized D.C. Guardsmen under Joint Task Force–DC.
• An unnamed White House official said the guardsmen will not make arrests but may be armed to safeguard federal assets and support law enforcement operations.
• The Army’s initial orders directed troops to leave weapons at the armory and refrain from carrying arms in vehicles, but written guidance on any reversal has not been issued.
• Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson confirmed that the Guard will not perform law enforcement activities during the mobilization in D.C.
• D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and civil-rights groups have filed legal challenges arguing the out-of-state deployments violate Home Rule and overstep federal authority.