“South Carolina is proud to stand with President Trump as he works to restore law and order to our nation's capital and ensure safety for all who live, work, and visit there,” McMaster said in a stat...

Three Republican governors said that they would send national guardsmen to Washington, almost doubling the troop deployment in the capital.

Justice Department data, however, showed violent crime in 2024 hit a 30-year low in Washington, a self-governing federal district under the jurisdiction of Congress.