The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.

West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending National Guard troops to aid in the Trump administration's takeover of Washington, D.C., policing.

West Virginia said it was deploying 300 to 400 Guard troops, while South Carolina pledged 200 and Ohio says it will send 150 in the coming days.

Top Democrats released a draft congressional map Friday that may lead to Republicans losing five US House seats as Gov. Gavin Newsom pushes to offset possible GOP gains from redistricting in Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott immediately called another special session to pass a new congressional map, after the first attempt failed due to the Texas Democrats leaving the state to deny the Republicans the opportunity to carve out additional GOP seats.