National Guard, West Virginia deployment
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National Guard presence in D.C. is set to increase in the coming days after the governors of some Republican states deployed troops to the capital.
West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days.
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