Hegseth vows ‘surge’ of National Guard troops in Washington DC after Trump says ‘don’t lower the number’ – live

Trump holds cabinet meeting at the White House as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain; defense secretary says troops to surge in nation’s capital this summer

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President Trump is set to hold the 12th cabinet meeting of his second term at 11am EST on Wednesday.

Three Democratic state attorneys general said their deputies were turned away from a roundtable hosted by JD Vance on Tuesday, sowing confusion about what the White House has billed as a bipartisan crackdown on fraud.