President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing ...

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — Many National Guard members in D.C. are now carrying weapons during their patrols. As of Monday ...

The deployment of National Guard members to Washington has drawn intense criticism from Democratic leaders, who say the move ...

The pistols and powerful rifles guard members carry are similar to those local police use across the country. Troops have ...

National Guard troops deployed to patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., have begun carrying firearms in an escalation of ...

Trump ordered the Pentagon to create National Guard units across the country that could be used to quell civil unrest, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo late last week authorizing National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., ...

With several states deploying some troops to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital has around 2,000 National Guard troops ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops and airmen to carry weapons in D.C. if their mission ...

The order directs Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "ensure state National Guards are similarly trained and ready to assist ...

An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each ...

The Pentagon carried the Department of War label until 1949, when it was rebranded amid post–World War II restructuring.