Democrats in Congress denounced the 30-day mobilization inside the capital, which Trump previewed during the 2024 election, as an “unjustified power grab” and vowed to block an extension. The city’s elected attorney general called it an “unlawful” abuse of emergency powers to lower crime rates that the administration itself said had fallen.

A demonstrator hands out signs demanding D.C. statehood during a protest in the District last year. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) This live coverage has ended. The D.C. National Guard has deployed in D.

Residents of Washington, D.C. rally against President Donald Trump's takeover of city police and use of federal law enforcement.