Vice President JD Vance says National Guard troops are making substantial progress tackling crime in Washington, D.C., and suggests their mission may extend beyond 30 days.

The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs them,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard arrived in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday on orders from Gov. Patrick Morrisey to support President Donald Trump's "Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force."

Washington, D.C., has sued President Trump over his takeover of the city's police force, arguing it plainly violates federal law. Meanwhile, hundreds of additional National Guard troops arrived in the nation's capital Wednesday. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane ...

NBC News Justice Reporter Ryan Reilly joins Meet the Press NOW to report on the National Guard’s increased patrol around Washington, D.C., as six Republican states pledge to send their troops to the capital city.

The Democratic governor has mobilized the troops as her party criticizes Trump’s decision to send the force to Washington