Overview

• A presidential decree creates a dedicated National Guard unit for Washington trained for public safety and order, with Guardsmen in other states to receive similar instruction for potential unrest deployments nationwide.
• More than 2,200 Guard members are operating in the capital, and some are now armed while patrolling tourist and nightlife areas.
• The directives also seek additional hires for federal prosecutors and the U.S. Park Police and move to restrict pretrial release options.
• House Oversight Republicans launched an inquiry into whether D.C. police manipulated crime statistics, citing a whistleblower claim.
• Trump has threatened comparable interventions in Democratic-led cities such as Chicago, New York and Baltimore, drawing legal and political pushback.