The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that National Guard troops will remain stationed in Washington, D.C., through Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2029, nearly three more years of federal deployment in the nation's capital.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood his ground Thursday morning when "Free DC" protesters attempted to disrupt a D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force event in Washington, calling the demonstrators "ingrates" who are "blinded by ideology."
Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday they will seek the death penalty for an Afghan national charged with killing a National Guard soldier and gravely wounding a second on Thanksgiving Day last year in Washington, D.C.
President Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the memory of West Virginia Army National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally wounded on November 26.