Exclusive: National Guard orders in DC extended through February 2026

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Source: CNN via WTOP

Exclusive: National Guard orders in DC extended through February 2026

CNN
October 31, 2025, 9:26 AM


National Guard soldiers stand at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in the early morning.

(CNN) — National Guard troops deployed in Washington, DC, will remain mobilized in the city at least through February 2026, according to people familiar with the guard’s orders.

The troops’ orders had been expected to lapse at the end of November before Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth extended them, which has not been previously reported.

The DC mobilization is currently the subject of a legal fight between the Trump administration and DC’s attorney general, who has requested that a judge order the removal of the roughly 2,000 troops from DC’s streets.

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