Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling on President Trump to send more federal law enforcement resources, instead of National Guard officers.

Republican House Speaker Matt Hall defended Trump's efforts to "restore law and order" and said the bill won't get a hearing in his chamber.

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

A National Guardsman whose military transport vehicle collided with a car this week was given a traffic ticket for running a red light in D.C.

Reports suggest that federal authorities have focused more on detaining immigrants and clearing homeless encampments than on fighting violent crime.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called upon governors from several Republican states to deploy their states' National Guard to Washington, D.C., which Trump has claimed is ridden with crime. As troops poured into D.

The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.

In a Tuesday press conference, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley addressed Governor Joe Lombardo’s decision to authorize the Nevada National Guard to help with immigration operations. According to the mayor,