US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of Washington DC to be armed, as the Trump administration's crackdown on crime in the capital continues.

A vandal threw rocks through church windows in Washington, D.C., and the Trump administration's federal crime crackdown has led to more than 550 arrests in the capital.

Trump, on Friday, indicated his plans for Chicago as he defended the move to deploy 2,200 National Guards in Washington DC as an overdue effort to crack down on crime.

Judge Jeanine Pirro, now serving as the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., gave an on-the-ground update Friday from the nation's capital,

West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday.

The Pentagon is preparing to send military forces to Chicago as President Trump seeks to address crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration.

The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, DC as part of its mission to crack down on crime. Data given to NPR by the city's police department indicates a ramp-up in arrests during the campaign,