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Trump’s D.C. Emergency Ends as Guard Stays Through November and House Targets District Autonomy

The Army ordered National Guard units to remain in Washington through November to continue a mission the District is challenging in court.

Armed members of the National Guard from multiple states patrol The Wharf in Washington D.C. on orders from Pres. Donald Trump.
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Overview

  • President Trump’s 30-day federal control of the Metropolitan Police expired Wednesday night, returning the department to Chief Pamela Smith after Congress declined to extend the order.
  • Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II said the Guard’s mission is not complete, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed 150 Ohio military police will patrol D.C. through Nov. 30 at the Army’s request.
  • The House Oversight Committee opened debate on 13 bills to expand federal authority over D.C., including proposals to let the president appoint the city’s attorney general and to lower the age for trying juveniles as adults.
  • D.C. officials sued to block the deployment as an unlawful “military occupation,” citing a recent federal ruling that found Trump’s Los Angeles mobilization violated limits on military involvement in law enforcement before an appeals court stay.
  • Internal National Guard assessments reported 53% negative public sentiment and accounts of troops feeling “shame,” even as officials touted more than 2,100 arrests and reported declines in robberies, carjackings, and violent crime.