Trump invoked Section 740 of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act, allowing federal control for 30 days, with congressional approval required for extensions.

The trial over the legality of the Guard in Los Angeles as Donald Trump forged ahead with a new deployment in Washington.

President is deploying National Guard in response to what he calls a crime emergency, with 800 troops to be sent to DC.

President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to the US capital and putting Washington's police department under federal control to combat what he said was a wave of ...

The move has already caused confusion among federal agents tasked with tackling local crime. "No one knows who is in charge ...