The Latest Breaking News from Washington D.C.

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ABC News anchor Kyra Phillips recounted on air the “scary as h***” moment a homeless man jumped her in downtown Washington, DC.

Troops appeared in US capital Tuesday night as president’s move is widely condemned as an authoritarian power grab

Troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear, ready to deploy within an hour under the reported plans

Congress would need to repeal the Home Rule Act for it to happen

President insists capital in need of ‘liberation’ from ‘violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people’ but data says no such problem exists

There’s a downward trend in violence in Washington DC in line with those in other cities – but that may not matter

Deployment to reportedly start a day after Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force

The DC National Guard answers to the US President, not a governor, with powers and duties that set it apart from both state Guard units and local police forces.