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The Pentagon says the National Guard deployment in Washington will now run until January 2029, turning what was sold as a temporary emergency response into a years-long federal occupation of the capital’s streets. Local officials are calling it expensive, unnecessary, and very much not normal.
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The Pentagon says the National Guard deployment in Washington will now run until January 2029, turning what was sold as a temporary emergency response into a years-long federal occupation of the capital’s streets. Local officials are calling it expensive, unnecessary, and very much not normal.
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