Republican governors are sending hundreds of National Guard troops to aid in Trump's takeover of policing in D.C.

National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations around Washington, D.C., as of Thursday morning, according to a Department of Defense official. It's part of President Donald Trump's plan to address crime in Washington by taking over the city's police department and deploying the National Guard troops.

Outside the busiest train station in Washington, newly deployed National Guard troops wearing camouflage lean on a huge military Humvee.

The Trump administration plans to expand the National Guard’s presence in Washington in the coming days, with the governors of Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina authorizing the deployment of their states’ National Guard.

Republican strategist Doug Heye snapped back at former Hillary Clinton spokesperson Karen Finney on Tuesday after she asked how long ago he was mugged in Washington, D. C.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that homeless people in D.C. could face jail time if they do not use certain resources.

Yesterday: Current and former CDC staff protested Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for their past criticisms of vaccines, saying their views endangered the CDC. FEMA became the latest federal agency to cancel union contracts.