National Guard Troops in Washington Will Be Armed: Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington will be armed, as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the U.S. capital.

The Canadian government has announced that it will remove retaliatory tariffs on a raft of U.S. goods, effective Sept. 1. Tariffs on steel, aluminum, and autos will remain in place for now.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave his final speech at the Kansas City Fed’s annual Jackson Hole conference, suggesting a possible rate cut and sparking the Dow Jones to increase by more than 900 points. NTD breaks down the speech with an economist.

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