US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth announced that President Donald Trump has directed the deployment of 500 additional National Guard troops to Washington, DC, following the shooting of two Guardsmen near the White House.
Several people were shot on Wednesday (local time) in downtown Washington, DC, and among the wounded are at least two members of the US National Guard, CNN reported, citing a source familiar with early reports.
Mamdani met President Trump at the White House in a cordial meeting but said he still believes Trump is a "fascist" and "despot". Both called the talks "productive" and discussed affordability, public safety and working together despite past clashes during the campaign.
US President Donald Trump will meet New York City mayor-elect Zohran "Kwame" Mamdani at the Oval Office on 21 November. The meeting comes after months of tension, with Mamdani seeking to discuss the city's affordability crisis while both leaders prepare for potential policy clashes.
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday (local time) said a federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's "unlawful attempt" to deploy 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) noted that the crime in Washington, DC has remarkably gone down as the place has become "totally different from last year", highlighting the effect of the crime crackdown after the Trump administration took control of the policing.
Under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE has urgently dispatched an Emirati search and rescue team from the Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority, the National Guard, and the Joint Operations Command to support search and rescue operations and assist those af
As part of US President Donald Trump's efforts to expand anti-crime and immigration crackdown, the administration has been planning for weeks to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, CNN reported, citing officials.
National Guard troops in Washington, DC, will more than double as Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia send personnel to support President Trump's federal takeover. Some may soon be armed, while critics, including DC Mayor Bowser, call the move politicized and unnecessary.
National Guard troops were deployed across Washington DC as President Trump begins a federal takeover of city crime-fighting. Guard members assist police with patrols and traffic control but won't make arrests. The move sparked protests, with city leaders and Democrats opposing what they see