The White House says there will be a round-the-clock presence of local and federal law enforcement officers in the Washington, D

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

Federal agents will patrol the streets 24/7 in Washington, White House says Officials said the number of National Guard troops will ramp up and federal officers will be out around the clock after the president made the unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the police department for at least a month.