With a move to take over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., Trump also vows to clear away the homeless and pave the ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking ...

President Trump directed federal law enforcement agencies to increase their presence in Washington DC last week.

Washington is a district, not a state, so it doesn't have a governor. For most of it's history it didn't have control over its own budget or affairs. Instead, U.S. Congress and the president both play ...

President Donald Trump will hold a news conference at the White House this morning addressing what he describes as his effort to end violent crime in Washington, DC, and clean up the capital. Follow ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday his plan to activate hundreds of National Guard troops and federalize the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department to address violent crime in the nation ...

President Donald Trump took a shot at Baltimore on Monday, calling Charm City “so far gone” on crime despite its recent ...

I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” Trump said.

The President declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. due to high violence, granting the Attorney General control over the local police for federal purposes.

High level sources in the Wilson Building and the Metropolitan Police Department told WUSA9 that Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith were not given a heads up about Trump's plan to take ...