One of the first things you’ll see upon entering the ornate terminal at Washington, D.C.’s Union Station are gaggles of National Guard troops loitering about, clad in full tactical camo. Most look bored, a hand slung casually over the rifle they’re now authorized to carry , a suspicious eye on the teenagers milling about the food court in the after-school rush. Wander around the city and you’ll encounter those same gaggles of them posted up at almost every major point of interest, as well other federal forces who have for months now been brutalizing anti-ICE protesters around the nation.

They’re there because Donald Trump has prioritized a physical and legal crackdown against his political opposition, one that has primarily targeted Democratic cities and lawmakers. The administration

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