Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029
4 sources·Updated August 11, 2026
National Guard deployment
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- NPR News Now·4h agoA year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life
The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
Read at NPR News Now → - NPR Politics·4h agoA year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life
President Trump's deployment of the National Guard hits the one year mark next week. The presence of armed, uniformed troops on the street has become increasingly normalized in the capital.
Read at NPR Politics → - Independent World·20h agoDC residents call Trump’s National Guard extension ‘demoralizing’ as they endure a ‘police state’
Extending the deployment into 2029 will cost about $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate
Read at Independent World → - ABC News Top·23h agoWashington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029
Washington residents and officials see President Donald Trump’s extended National Guard deployment as an attempt to restrict the heavily Democratic city’s autonomy
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