White House, DC Police and Hostile Takeover
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The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.
Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
The presence of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, is expected to expand Wednesday evening, according to a White House official, as President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s law enforcement continues to take shape.
The White House plans to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian Institution's museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary.
As of Sunday night, a Juvenile Curfew Zone, which implements stricter rules, is in place for the neighborhood Navy Yard from Sunday, August 10 to Wednesday, August 13. This is the fourth juvenile curfew zone targeting a specific area implemented this summer by police.