The Needle: Three More States to Send National Guards to D.C. and Five Virginia School Districts Refuse to Rescind Trans

• Unnecessary: Three more Republican governors are sending their states’ National Guard troops to D.C. in yet more displays of fealty to convicted felon and President Donald Trump. Not to be out-bootlicked by the governors of Ohio, West Virginia, and South Carolina, the governors of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana announced that they too will send troops to the District, stretching the number of military personnel patrolling D.C. to nearly 2,000. The state GOP leaders cited crime in the District as justification, despite the fact that violent crime has been falling for the past two years. Minus two points: one for waste and another for military theater. -2 [AP, NYT, Post] • Out of sight: As Trump’s orders to clear homeless encampments in the District are carried out, it remains unc