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Hegseth authorizes national guard to carry guns in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has authorized members of the National Guard who are patrolling Washington, D.C., to begin carrying weapons on duty, a Defense official said.

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Hegseth orders National Guard troops in DC to carry weapons

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Hegseth authorizes National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. deployment

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U.S. National Guard troops on D.C. streets for Trump’s crackdown will start carrying guns

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday.

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Trump meets with law enforcement and National Guard troops in D.C. to thank them for anti-crime efforts

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Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington's safest sites

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Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests

Since August 7, federal officials have arrested 300 people in DC who don’t have legal immigration status, the administration said — a more than tenfold increase over the typical ICE arrest numbers fo...

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Hegseth Authorizes Troops in D.C. to Carry Weapons

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Trump Visits D.C. Police and Federal Officers Working on Crackdown

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Hegseth fires general whose agency’s intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from U.S. strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two...

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Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency

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In latest purge, Hegseth removes head of Pentagon intelligence agency, other senior officials

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Pentagon officials blast Washington Post for putting 'lives at risk' with report on Pete Hegseth’s security

Washington Post faces criticism for publishing sensitive information about defense secretary Pete Hegseth's protective security arrangements and requirements.

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Hegseth, senior DOD officials pay visit to Guardsmen at DC Armory

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a trio of senior department officials with ties to the National Guard paid a visit to roughly 300 mobilized National Guardsmen at the D.C. Armory in Washington Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. The four leaders thanked the Soldiers and airmen for their efforts to increase safety throughout the city.

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Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters

At Union Station, Washington's central train hub, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, accompanied by White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, shook hands with National Guard soldiers at a Shake Shack restaurant.

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JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller Get Heckled in Washington, D.C. While Visiting With National Guard Troops

Hecklers directed their ire at Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller this week when the trio visited National Guard troops statio