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President Trump is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.
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U.S. Army National Guard Humvees park near the Washington Monument after President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act to assist with crime prevention in the nation's capital, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Members of the U.S. National Guard salute each other as they pass in front of the entrance of the D.C. Armory, August 12. REUTERS/ Annabelle Gordon Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
FBI agents and a Metropolitan Police officer talk in a parking lot near Howard University in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A man walks by graffiti on a pedestrian bridge reading "We keep us safe" and "Power to the people" after President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A woman pets a dog as people enjoy a night out at the National Mall, near where National Guard Humvees are parked by the Washington Monument, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) federal agents patrol at Union Station in Washington,August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A U.S. Marshal patrols on Kennedy Street NW in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. President Trump's deploys the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A Humvee vehicle leaves the Anacostia Park Police Field Office in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/ Annabelle Gordon Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
A banner depicting the Washington, D.C., flag with text reading "Free DC" hangs from an overpass with a view of the U.S. Capitol after Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Members of the U.S. National Guard carry barricades to be set up in front of the entrance of the D.C. Armory, August 12. REUTERS/ Annabelle Gordon Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. President Trump deploys the National Guard and federalizes the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
FBI agents and a Secret Service Police officer patrol the Navy Yard neighborhood in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Women display signs as people protest at Dupont Circle in Washington, August 11. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Members of the U.S. National Guard walk towards the D.C. Armory, August 12. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) federal agents patrol at Union Station, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
FBI agents and Secret Service Police officers patrol the Navy Yard neighborhood, August 12. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
FBI agents patrol the Navy Yard neighborhood in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. military personnel walk with boxes of Meals Ready-to-Eat, MREs, outside the D.C. Armory., August 12. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
An anti-Trump sticker pasted on a pedestrian bridge after Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. Army National Guard Humvees park near the Washington Monument, August 12. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
U.S. military personnel walk outside the D.C. Armory, August 12. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab