President Donald Trump’s decision to increase federal law enforcement and immigration agents in Washington, D.C., has had an impact on neighborhoods like Columbia Heights.

Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have visited National Guard troops at Union Station amid protests in Washington

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller visited with National Guard troops at Shake Shack in Union Station on Wednesday.

Stephen Miller, a top aide to the president, calls the protesters ‘crazy communists’ and ‘stupid white hippies.’

China will stage a massive military parade next month in Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following Japan's surrender, mobilising tens of thousands of people and showcasing weapons never seen before.

Involved: Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers—USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson. Around 4,000 troops as well as “several P-8 spy planes, and at least one attack submarine” have also been tasked to assist.

More than 500 Taiwanese military personnel took part in National Guard-led exercises that simulated conflict in the Indo-Pacific.

One Republican governor, Phil Scott of Vermont, has rejected a Trump administration request to send troops, saying it wasn’t a proper use of National Guard personnel. Hochul, fielding questions from reporters this week, said Trump is trying to "show I’m tough and I can go send in the National Guard anywhere I want."