Former Chicagoan Nick Albano describes the tension in the nation’s capital from President Donald Trump’s crime and immigration mission as a growing “powder keg,” and he’s anxiously watching to see what may happen in his former hometown.

A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in

The nation’s capital has seen National Guard troops deployed before, even armed, but according to one national security expert, the use of Guard members for day-to-day policing is unprecedented.

Operation Midway Blitz” comes as President Donald Trump has amped up his rhetoric about the city and said he may deploy National Guard troops.