The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

According to data shared with DC News Now, eight illegal guns were seized, along with 33 arrests — 15 of which were immigration related, the White House says. Other arrests were for a warrant for first-degree murder, first-degree rape, another arrest for aggravated assault and a juvenile carrying a gun and crack cocaine.

Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

The White House said Tuesday that homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime. “The homeless problem has

The White House plans to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian Institution's museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary.

Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution to put the kibosh on President Trump's use of the D.C. Metropolitan Police force for federal purposes.

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