The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

SC Gov. Henry McMaster deploys National Guardsmen to Washington D.C., despite claims from city leaders that crime is at a low point.

Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina authorizes 200 National Guardsmen to support President Trump's law and order initiative in Washington, D.C.

National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.

Backed by a 13-year alliance through the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program, South

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump’s move to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., as lacking “seriousness” amid the president’s push to combat