Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Joint Task Force–DC members to carry service-issued weapons, with roughly 1,900–2,000 National Guard troops now deployed in the capital, including units from several Republican-led states.
• Trump said Chicago is “probably” next for a similar operation and suggested New York could follow, while indicating he could declare a national emergency to extend the D.C. deployment and has not ruled out using active-duty forces.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi reported 630 arrests and 86 illegal guns seized in D.C., noting additional ICE arrests and a missing child recovery by U.S. Marshals as federal agencies expand street operations.
• A federal judge blocked a full DOJ takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department; an agreement left local leaders in charge as DEA chief Terry Cole directs police services under Justice Department authority.
• The Justice Department opened an inquiry into possible manipulation of D.C. crime data led by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who also directed prosecutors to pursue the most serious charges supported by evidence as the White House touts short-term crime drops.