Trump invokes federal control over D.C. police amid crime surge, with National Guard spotted leaving armory as authorities arrest 23 suspects.

South Carolina and Ohio say they will send a combined 350 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., supplementing a surge of troops from Republican-led states.

In Washington on Wednesday night, the most visible sign of President Trump’s takeover of the local Police Department was a sobriety checkpoint operated by local and federal police agencies on a busy street near downtown, which drew a crowd of jeering protesters.

Outside the busiest train station in Washington, newly deployed National Guard troops wearing camouflage lean on a huge military Humvee. Wary residents and curious tourists stop to take photos, while inside the elegant Union Station a string trio plays "What a Wonderful World.

More federal law enforcement missions on the streets of Washington, D.C. are expected Thursday as troops muster in response to President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administrati