The US Capitol is seen as members of the South Carolina National Guard pass the Reflecting Pool, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
Photos of week three of Washington’s federal takeover, as troops on patrol start carrying guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washingtonians are in their third week of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement patrolling their streets, now carrying firearms and drawing sporadic protests against President Donald Trump’s directive.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Armed West Virginia National Guardsmen patrol in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)An image of President Donald Trump and the American flag hang on the Labor Department headquarters near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Armed members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)Demonstrators march as they protest against President Donald Trump’s use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the 14th street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Armed members of the Ohio National Guard pass by children playing in a water feature at The Wharf, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol inside the metro system, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, as seen from an overhead level, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A protester holds an upside-down American flag near a DC National Guard Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) outside of Union Station, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol the platform of the Washington Metro Gallery Place station in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump’s order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Bernard Oliver gestures while standing near a National Guard Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) outside of Union Station, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)A sign hangs outside the White House as activists protest President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol in Lafayette Parkl by the White House, as some people on benches react, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in downtown Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Demonstrators march as they protest against President Donald Trump’s use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city during a rally along the 14th street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Armed National Guardsmen pose for a photo with a boy while patrolling at the base of the Washington Monument, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Armed National Guardsmen patrol along the National Mall, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Members of the U.S. National Guard walk through The Wharf, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
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