It's Don's world as National Guard enter DC

In volte-face, DC Mayor says police will retain its independence, and she will try to make the most of the forces

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SOME of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city's police department and reduce crime in what the president called—without substantiation—a lawless city.

The law lets Trump control the police department for a month, but how aggressive the federal presence will be remains an open question.