Some National Guard to remain in DC through November after Trump’s emergency order is set to expire
Ohio has approved the extended deployment of 150 National Guard military police in Washington D.C. to support law enforcement through November as part of a federal crime-fighting effort.
- On Wednesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine agreed to keep Ohio National Guard members in Washington, D.C. through Nov. 30, 2025, providing 150 military police for patrols.
- Following a request from the Secretary of the Army last week, President Donald Trump's emergency order and the presidential memorandum on Aug. 11 federalized Washington, D.C.'s police and boosted law enforcement.
- About 2,000 National Guard members from D.C. and seven states joined the surge, with the Trump administration saying it led to over 2,300 arrests, while The Associated Press found more than 40% involved immigration enforcement.
- The emergency order was scheduled to expire Wednesday after Congress failed to extend it, returning police control to Washington, D.C. local government as Mayor Muriel Bowser's office confirmed.
- The unfolding dispute has underscored how the capital's capacity to govern is linked to federal authority, as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform debates 13 bills that intensify the autonomy dispute with Mayor Muriel Bowser urging rejection of measures undermining home rule.
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Ohio National Guard staying in DC through November, governor says


Ohio National Guard troops to stay longer in D.C., Gov. DeWine says
At the request of the Trump administration, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state's National Guard troops' deployment to Washington, D.C. until the end of November.This month, 150 troops were expected to come home from patrolling the nation's capital but those plans just got delayed.RELATED: Gov. DeWine extends Ohio National Guard's presence in D.C."I really think it damages morale," veteran and state Sen. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) said.…
DeWine extends National Guard to Washington, D.C.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the Ohio National Guard's mission to Washington, D.C. for more than two more months. In a press release on Wednesday, the governor's office said it agreed to a request from the Secretary of the Army to keep Ohio guardsmen in Washington until Nov. 30. Which Ohio cities would be more likely to see National Guard deployment? "While some of the Ohio National Guard members will be rota…


Trump’s order to expire
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s emergency order over the nation’s capital, which federalized its police force and launched a surge of law enforcement into the city, was scheduled to expire overnight Wednesday after Congress failed to extend it.
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