West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal deployment that President Donald Trump has ordered in his effort to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump on Monday deployed 800 members of the District of Columbia National Guard to assist in law enforcement in DC.

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy

A Washington, D.C., man faces federal charges after throwing a sandwich at a CBP agent amid Trump's federal control of D.C. police.

A man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in D.C. was back in federal court on Thursday, facing a felony assault charge. RELATED: Man charged with felony assault for allegedly throwing sandwich at immigration agent was a DOJ employee A judge released 37-year-old Sean Dunn — a former Department of Justice employee — on his own recognizance.