Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops and airmen to carry weapons in D.C. if their mission requires it amid a Trump administration crackdown on crime.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized up to 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in Washington, D.C., if ...

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Defense Secretary Hegseth has signed an order allowing Guard troops in D.C. to be armed. The authority is expected to be ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of ...

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As NewsNation's Libbey Dean reports, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the nearly two thousand National Guard ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that his next targets for crime crackdowns would be Chicago and New York, using "regular ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., to carry their service-issued weapons, according to a defense official.