USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook takes a closer look at President Donald Trump's moves this week surrounding the National Guard and police in the nation's capital.

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations next month.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise discusses government plans to drop a horde of flies over the Texas border.

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Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police

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