WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed off on the National Guard ramping up its presence in the nation’s capital in military vehicles and boats as troops deepen their integration with local law enforcement. In two memos signed Oct. 29 and obtained by The Associated Press, Hegseth approved the…

Amid reports that he may be on his way out, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has decided to expand the National Guard’s presence in Washington, D.C. Politico, citing an October 29 memo, reports that Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using Humvees, light medium tactical vehicles, several dozen marked…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cleared the National Guard to roll out boats, Humvees, light medium tactical vehicles and several dozen marked police cars in Washington, D.C., expanding President Donald Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital. The Oct. 29 memo, obtained by Politico, stretches the Guard’s role in…

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