Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029WASHINGTON (ASSOCIATED PRESS) – Sources from AP say that it’s been 12 months since President Donald Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city “safe and beautiful” and deploying the National Guard. National Guard deployments to other cities have been blocked by courts, and a lawsuit challenging the deployment is pending, but critics of the surge aren’t hopeful. We don’t control the D.C. National Guard, and we don’t have full access to full American democracy.” “We don’t need all these National Guard here.” The National Guard deployment has raised concerns among some over what the upcoming midterms and the 2028 presidential election will look like with troops on the streets.