{"id":2482491,"date":"2025-09-04T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-d-c-crime-plummets-national-guard-may-be-sticking-around-for-a-while\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:38:28","slug":"as-d-c-crime-plummets-national-guard-may-be-sticking-around-for-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-d-c-crime-plummets-national-guard-may-be-sticking-around-for-a-while\/","title":{"rendered":"As D.C. Crime Plummets, National Guard May Be Sticking Around for a While"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-d-c-crime-plummets-national-guard-may-be-sticking-around-for-a-while%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2482491&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ongoing controversy over the extended deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. The District&#8217;s National Guard members have had their deployment extended thru the end of 2025 to continue supporting law enforcement efforts amid a reported decrease in crime. Officials emphasize that the extension helps ensure uninterrupted benefits and pay for the troops. Attorney General Pam Bondi and supporters highlight meaningful arrests and illegal firearms seizures sence the deployment, crediting the troop presence with improving safety.<\/p>\n<p>However, the D.C.municipal government is suing to remove the military from city streets, arguing that the use of military forces in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-intelligence-community-shift-from-external-to-internal-threats-has-critics-worried\/\" title=\"Report: Intelligence Community shift from external to internal \u2018threats\u2019 has critics worried\">domestic law enforcement<\/a> violates basic democratic principles<\/a> and threatens individual liberties. The lawsuit seeks to end President Donald Trump&#8217;s deployment, while the White House maintains that the President is within his authority and that the troops&#8217; presence is essential for the capital&#8217;s security. The situation reflects a broader debate about the role of military forces in domestic policing and the balance between security and civil rights.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A battle is on over the future of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>A Guard official said that District of Columbia National Guard troops have had their deployment extended through the end of the year, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/national-guard-dc-troops-extended-trump-crime-829278c21a182d28c907ff4ef25bb952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-s-sexual-assault-story-shows-dc-crime-stats-hopelessly-doctored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C. officials<\/a> have sued to get the military off the streets.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. guard official said the extension will allow troops patrolling D.C. to get uninterrupted benefits and pay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DC National Guard has order extended through remainder of 2025 as crackdown leads to crime decrease: officials <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A6aY1I5M3L\">https:\/\/t.co\/A6aY1I5M3L<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Y44z9IqmQ\">pic.twitter.com\/2Y44z9IqmQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1963429642083213660?\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The official said it is possible that not all 950 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deploy-national-guard-ukrainian-beauty-fled-war-stabbed-death-train-charlotte-city-80-dem-led\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">D.C. Guard<\/a> members currently serving will be on duty through the end of December, but the extension is an indication that some presence will remain.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/02\/politics\/national-guard-dc-extension-december-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, a White House official said, &ldquo;President Trump is committed to the long-term safety and security of Washington, D.C., for its residents and visitors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1963573646233936047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X,<\/a> Attorney General Pam Bondi said the infusion of military support for law and order has made D.C. safer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">81 additional arrests made yesterday and 13 more illegal firearms seized&mdash;including one firearm recovered from a school in downtown Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is making the nation&rsquo;s capital safe again for all Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rKq9rDv4X9\">pic.twitter.com\/rKq9rDv4X9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1963573646233936047?\">September 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Eighty-one] additional arrests made yesterday and 13 more illegal firearms seized&mdash;including one firearm recovered from a school in downtown Washington, D.C.,&rdquo; she said, announcing that 1,841 total arrests have been made and 188 illegal guns have been seized.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our mission is making the nation&rsquo;s capital safe again for all Americans,&rdquo; Bondi concluded.<\/p>\n<p>However, D.C.&rsquo;s municipal government is suing to have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-livid-mayor-bowser-slip-admits-trumps-policies-working\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military<\/a> withdrawn, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/09\/04\/dc-sues-trump-national-guard-deployment-capital\/85973077007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The federal lawsuit wants to end President Donald Trump&rsquo;s deployment of troops. Trump has said he could expand the use of Guard troops to other cities.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit said Trump &ldquo;has run roughshod over a fundamental tenet of American democracy &mdash; that the military should not be involved in domestic law enforcement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The danger that such an operation poses to individual liberty and democratic rule is self-evident,&rdquo; the lawsuit said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;If Black Lives Matter, then why aren&rsquo;t Democratic Politicians celebrating the fast that not a single black person has been kiIIed in DC since Trump sent the National Guard?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Great question!! &#128293;&#128071;&#127996; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MYXZprnmoX\">pic.twitter.com\/MYXZprnmoX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TONY&trade; (@TONYxTWO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TONYxTWO\/status\/1962293636927799317?\">August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is well within his lawful authority to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C. to protect federal assets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-portland-mayor-done-with-anarchist-mob-begs-public-to-help-unmask-rioters\/\" title=\"Democrat Portland Mayor \u2018Done\u2019 With \u2018Anarchist Mob,\u2019 Begs Public To Help \u2018Unmask\u2019 Rioters\">assist law enforcement<\/a> with specific tasks,&rdquo; White House representative Abigail Jackson said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dc-attorney-general-sues-trump-over-national-guard-involuntary-military-occupation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This lawsuit is nothing more than another attempt &mdash; at the detriment of D.C. residents and visitors &mdash; to undermine the President&rsquo;s highly successful operations to stop violent crime in D.C.,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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