First Lady Melania Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on May 8, 2025. Leah Millis/File Photo/Reuters First Lady Melania Trump shared a message of peace in a letter President Donald Trump handed to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15. The letter, first reported by Fox News,
Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in Washington in a file photo. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey pledged, on Aug. 16, to send up to 400 of his state’s National Guard troops to assist with President Donald Trump’s law and order crackdown in Washington. Morrisey announced on X that he had directed
Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument in Washington on Aug. 16, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Republican Govs. Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster, and Mike DeWine pledged on Aug. 16, to send hundreds of their National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio, respectively, to assist with President Donald Trump’s law and
Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument in Washington on Aug. 16, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Republican Govs. Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster, and Mike DeWine pledged on Aug. 16, to send hundreds of their National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio, respectively, to assist with President Donald Trump’s law and
Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. The move comes as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city
West Virginia’s governor said he would send up to 400 National Guard troops to the nation’s capital at President Trump’s request. They’ll join other National Guard troops and federal agents already deployed with local police on the streets of Washington, D.C. The troops may also soon carry weapons, the White House said. Original CBS News