Overview

• More than 2,000 National Guard troops remain deployed in Washington, some armed, following a crime emergency declaration reported in recent coverage.
• The president says he will seek $2 billion from Congress to overhaul parks, fountains, streetlights and roads, pledging to re-grass city parks to golf-course standards.
• The White House itself is being revamped with gold-accented renovations that include a proposed ballroom project reported at roughly $200 million.
• Cultural oversight has widened as the administration orders reviews of Smithsonian exhibits for ideological content while Trump allies take controlling roles at the Kennedy Center.
• Axios reports the Pentagon is preparing the D.C. approach as a possible template for deployments to other cities such as Chicago and New York.