A National Guard deployment reacheed 400 members in Washington as a federal operation began targeting crime and homelessness around the clock Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police force as he continues his efforts to ramp-up crime enforcement in the nation's capital.

President Donald Trump slammed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore from the Oval Office on Thursday. The governor responded in a social media video, as a clash continues about the use of the National Guard.

The influx came the morning after the Republican president announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over the District’s police department, something the law allows him to do temporarily.

White House official says to expect "significantly higher National Guard presence” in Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening.

Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.

The Minnesota National Guard special cyber team, called in by Gov. Tim Walz at the end of July, finished its work on Thursday afternoon.

It’s the second federal request for Vermont’s guard troops the Republican governor has rebuked in recent weeks.