{
  "id": 18396371,
  "title": "National Guard to use boats, Humvees in expanded DC presence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/national-guard-to-use-boats-humvees-in-expanded-dc-presence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T23:04:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6202760-national-guard-washington-dc-expands-presence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Guard will begin using boats, up to 60 marked police cars, and military tactical vehicles in Washington, D.C., after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the move late last month, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. Hegseth authorized the changes in an Oct. 29 memo first reported by Politico, though it...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Here’s what we know three days after the clash at a temporary base for the National Guard’s Azov Corps outside Kyiv",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/heres-what-we-know-three-days-after-the-clash-at-a-temporary-base-for",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:31:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/hegseth-allows-national-guard-to-boost-dc-patrols-with-military",
        "published": "2026-11-05T23:31:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}