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Nearly 5,000 Guard troops are in the capital, double the number initially deployed. Many have passed the time washing off graffiti and picking up trash.

Baseball’s “Iron Horse,” Lou Gehrig, died in New York of the degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral... Copyright 2026 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. The use of any content on this website for ...

An all-day prayer event on the National Mall on Sunday — backed by the White House through a mix of taxpayer funds and private donations — marked the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration ...