National Guard Presence in Washington Swells to Nearly 2,300

Members of the National Guard patrol near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Aug. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., has surged to nearly 2,300 troops as part of President Donald Trump’s law-and-order initiative in the nation’s capital. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is mobilizing another 1,700 Guard members across 19

Trump Proposes Renaming Department of Defense to Its Original Name

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) speaks as (L-R) Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem look on after Trump signed an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump proposed on Aug.