Two National Guard Members Shot in Washington, D.C.

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🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Nov. 26. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C. have been shot near the White House. Plus, a judge in Georgia has dropped a case against President Trump that alleged he and his inner circle operated a criminal enterprise aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 presidential election. And Atlanta opened its first publicly-funded grocery store this summer. WSJ reporter Will Parker discusses why the city is betting this one will turn a profit, and what this government grocery experiment might mean for other cities with similar plans. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	Two members of the National Guard have been shot in Washington, D.C.
0:37.7	Plus, a Georgia judge dropped the election interference case against President Trump.
0:42.7	And why Atlanta thinks its first government-backed grocery store can turn a profit.
0:47.2	They think in partnering with someone whose expertise is in running grocery stores,
0:51.7	that they can be more successful than perhaps some other experiments
0:55.5	with publicly backed or funded grocery stores in the past.
0:59.2	It's Wednesday, November 26th.
1:01.4	I'm Alex Osala for the Wall Street Journal.
1:03.7	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.4	Music headlines and business stories that move the world today. Two members of the West Virginia National Guard have been shot in Washington, D.C., near the White House.
1:22.1	That's according to West Virginia's governor. U.S. officials say a suspect was also shot and is in
1:27.3	custody. The National Guard
1:28.8	has been deployed to Washington to support law enforcement in the city. In remarks to reporters,
1:33.8	U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Higgs-eth condemned the shooting. We will secure our capital. We will
1:38.5	secure our cities. In fact, this happened just steps away from the White House. It will not stand.
1:45.3	And that's why President Trump has asked me, and I will ask the Secretary of the Army to the National Guard, to add 500
1:50.8	additional troops, National Guardsmen, to Washington, D.C. The president is in Florida for the
1:56.8	Thanksgiving holiday and wasn't at the White House at the time of the shooting. For more on this developing story, visit WSJ.com.
2:04.9	And in Georgia, a judge has dismissed the election interference case against Trump and his
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