National Guard units deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of the Trump administration’s effort to slash violent crime have been authorized to carry firearms, the D.C. National Guard has announced — ...

WASHINGTON – National Guard troops could start carrying weapons on the streets of Washington, DC as soon as this weekend after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed soldiers deployed to President ...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated themselves to ice cream from food trucks on Thursday along ...

Federal agents and D.C. police detained a man along the National Mall as he cried and screamed for help on Wednesday afternoon. The immigration enforcement action occurred near the Washington Monument ...

Bringing prominent White House support to the streets of Washington, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday visited with National Guard troops at the city's main train ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Weeks into the federal government’s crime crackdown in the District, some residents in some of the city’s most violent neighborhoods say they aren’t seeing the presence of troops ...