Three states send hundreds of troops to the capital at the request of the Trump administration, intensifying a federal effort to address crime and homelessness.

Three states are deploying hundreds of their National Guard members to the nation’s capital, bolstering the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to overhaul policing and address crime and homelessness through a federal intervention. The move follows a presidential executive order that federalized local police forces and activated D.C. National Guard troops earlier this week.

Republican governors from West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio have pledged a combined force of 650 to 750 troops. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced a deployment of 300 to 400 Guard members, while South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster

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