Some National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump’s orders have begun carrying firearms.

The US reserve military force is activated for federal missions and state emergencies, from disasters to civil unrest.

Some National Guard members in Washington D.C., likely fewer than 50, had weapons as of Sunday night, a military official ...

The Department of Homeland Security will be getting an assist from the Guard as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing ...

Building on longstanding rhetoric about crime rates in Democratic cities, United States President Donald Trump has threatened ...

National Guard troops on duty in President Trump’s D.C. crackdown began carrying weapons Sunday evening, according to a ...

National Guard troops deployed to Washington this month to support President Donald Trump's effort to mitigate crime began ...

A Defense Department official said some guard units on certain missions had been instructed starting on Sunday to carry ...

Some units on ‘certain missions’ will be armed with handguns and rifles (Picture: AP) After Donald Trump sent the ...

Pam Bondi noted that another 86 arrests, "including multiple suspects accused of attacking law enforcement and National Guard personnel," were carried out in the US capital last night ...

Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying ...

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC have started carrying their sidearms as part of an intensified security ...