States move to send hundreds of National Guard members to Washington Updated 2 mins ago States are moving to send hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation’s capital to assist in the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department. West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days. It comes as hundreds of District of Columbia National Guard were activated this week to back up local law enforcement in what the Republican administration calls an effort to crack down on crime and homelessness in the District of Columbia. Protesters have pushed back on federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the heavily Democratic city following President Donald Trump’s ord

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