Overview

• Nearly 1,900 National Guard members and other federal personnel remain deployed in Washington, D.C., after the White House asserted control over local security operations.
• A defense official said members of the Joint Task Force in D.C. will soon be authorized to carry their service weapons while supporting the mission in the capital.
• Trump frames the actions as a response to a crime surge, yet Washington’s mayor cites a 30‑year low in crime and Chicago’s mayor says local figures do not support a crisis narrative.
• Brandon Johnson warns a Guard deployment would be uncoordinated and counterproductive and says his office has received no official notification from the administration.
• Earlier this summer, the administration sent National Guard troops and Marine units to Los Angeles against local objections before moving forces into Washington.