Hundreds more National Guard troops are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., in the coming days, with at least four Republican-led states offering to send soldiers.

Hurricane Erin may not be forecast to make landfall, but the sprawling Category 2 storm is still going to impact much of the East Coast as it tracks north this week. On Tuesday, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency to prepare for the life-threatening rip currents and storm surge expected to affect the coastal region.

WASHINGTON — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., was the highest in the nation for the third straight month, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The District of Columbia government has given thousands of dollars in grant money meant to combat gun violence to an array of social justice causes.

D.C.'s murder rate ran 169 percent higher than Louisiana's and an astonishing 523 percent higher than that of the average state.

Justice correspondent David Spunt provides details on the investigation as President Donald Trump warns the data was manipulated 'to create a false illusion of safety.' Josh Holmes, co-host of 'Ruthless Podcast,

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller visited with National Guard troops at Shake Shack in Union Station on Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, has instructed prosecutors in her office to not seek felony charges for individuals who carry registered rifles and shotguns in the district, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.

President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing back on criticism that the surge of law enforcement and National Guard troops to Washington has focused on low-crime, relatively affluent or tourist-intensive areas of the nation’s capital.