PBS NewsHour · Aug 11, 2026

The effectiveness and cost of the National Guard deployment in D.C.

Questions continue to mount over the mission's cost, its legality and its effectiveness in fighting crime. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Richard Hahn of the Niskanen Center's Criminal Justice Department.

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