NATIONAL GUARD IN D.C.: National Guard troops began deploying in Washington, D.C., yesterday, with some joining city police last night. The full contingent of 800 troops expected to be operational by the end of the week.

A demonstrator hands out signs demanding D.C. statehood during a protest in the District last year. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) The D.C. National Guard has deployed in D.C.’s streets Tuesday night,

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.