The Trump administration's D.C. crackdown was ramping up National Guard deployment and 24/7 federal patrols on Wednesday night, drawing a sharp rebuke from religious leaders in the U.S. capital.

The big picture: President Trump maintains his unprecedented action in declaring a "crime emergency" in D.C. was necessary, but the interfaith group said his "sweeping language" to justify it is "inaccurate and dehumanizing, increasing the risk of indiscriminate arrests and the use of excessive force."

State of play: Trump has deployed some 800 National Guard soldiers and about 850 officers and agents to D.C. • Trump's federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department has a 30-day limit unless Congress acts to extend it — and the president indicated on Wednesday he'll push for a "long-term e

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