President law-enforcement crackdown on Washington expanded Wednesday and top administration officials visited National Guard troops to support a deployment that has left parts of the U.S. capital looking like occupied territory. Anger and frustration dotted the city as the lauded an operation that he asserted has “brought some law and order back.”

The tense situation, which began more than a week ago when Trump took control of the , appeared primed for escalating confrontations between residents who say they feel under siege and federal forces carrying out the president's vision of militarized law enforcement in . Other residents have said they welcome the federal efforts as a way to cut crime and bolster safety.

As Trump ratcheted up the pressure, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Sec

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