Overview

• West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey ordered 300 to 400 National Guard personnel into Washington, D.C., supplying equipment and training under federal funding at the White House’s request.
• South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine committed 200 and 150 military police, respectively, to support the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.
• The Justice Department reached an agreement under the D.C. Home Rule Act that keeps Chief Pamela Smith in day-to-day control of MPD while Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit proceeds.
• U.S. officials disclosed that some non-D.C. Guard troops may begin carrying firearms to protect federal assets, marking a shift from their initial unarmed support role.
• Hundreds of protesters rallied in Dupont Circle and marched toward the White House to denounce what they described as a military occupation of local policing.