{"id":161057,"date":"2025-08-18T03:50:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-dc-crackdown-expands-with-national-guard-to-be-deployed-by-three-more-states-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T03:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T03:50:56","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-dc-crackdown-expands-with-national-guard-to-be-deployed-by-three-more-states-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-dc-crackdown-expands-with-national-guard-to-be-deployed-by-three-more-states-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: DC crackdown expands with national guard to be deployed by three more states – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

The states of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio will deploy hundreds of national guard troops to DC in the coming days \u2013 key US politics stories from Sunday 17 August at a glance
After deploying the national guard to the streets of Washington DC, Donald Trump\u2019s federal crackdown is moving into a new phase.
Three more states \u2013 West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio \u2013 have said they will deploy hundreds of national guard troops to DC in the coming days. But crime prevention workers say the move will do little to prevent crime<\/a>, and address systemic cycles of violence and property crime.
Anticipating a further rollout of the controversial policy, Democratic cities are preparing for the worst with mayors from Seattle to Baltimore vowing to protect their cities<\/a> legally and otherwise.
Here are the key stories at a glance.
Three states have moved to send hundreds of members of their national guard to the nation\u2019s capital as part of the Trump administration\u2019s effort to overhaul policing in Washington DC<\/a> through a federal crackdown.<\/p>\n

West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 guard troops while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio said it would send 150 in the coming days.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
In a combative series of interviews on Sunday, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio<\/a>, said that \u201cboth sides are going to have to make concessions\u201d for there to be a peaceful resolution to the war that erupted when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
\u201cYou can\u2019t have a peace agreement unless both sides make concessions \u2013 that\u2019s a fact,\u201d the Trump administration\u2019s top diplomat told ABC on Sunday. \u201cThat\u2019s true in virtually any negotiation. If not, it\u2019s just called surrender. And neither side is going to surrender. So both sides are going to have to make concessions.\u201d
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A Texas<\/a> judge has expanded a restraining order against former congressman Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a> and his political organization over its fundraising for Democratic state lawmakers who left Texas to prevent a legislative session on congressional redistricting<\/a>.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
When Donald Trump\u2019s Department of Justice requested the release of grand jury transcripts in criminal proceedings against sex-traffickers Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> and Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>, the move did little to quiet an ever-growing chorus of critics<\/a> frustrated by the US president\u2019s backtracking over disclosing investigative files.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Trump hiked tariffs on US imports. Now he\u2019s looking at exports \u2013 sparking fears of a \u2018dangerous precedent\u2019, writes Lauren Arantani in this analysis<\/a>.
US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza\u2019s children<\/a> to get medical care after far-right campaign.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Saturday 16 August<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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