President Donald Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington. That's leading the city’s Democratic mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets in the nation’s capital.

US President Donald Trump has urged homeless people in Washington, DC, to leave the city immediately, promising to make the capital safer and cleaner. His comments come amid concerns over crime, with federal interventions ramping up.

Trump says homeless people must go "far" from the nation's capital, as part of his anti-crime plan, but the mayor pushes back.