National Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deployment

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNational Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deploymentEven with pivotal elections looming this year, that lingering presence is barely mentionedGary Fields Monday 20 April 2026 14:17 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2961007To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/national-guard-washington-dc-deployment-no-end-in-sight-b2961086.html","title":"National Guard roams Washington with no end in sight to $1 million-per-day deployment"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-29831","index":0}National Guard patrol the Washington Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, April 7, 2026, in Washington (AP)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashi...