President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National ...

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 11) he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary ...

Civil rights leaders say Trump, a longtime antagonist, is overreaching by taking over policing in the nation's capital.

At an extraordinary news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump revealed plans to take over the Washington, D.C. police ...

“We’re going to be removing homeless encampments from beautiful parks, which now, a lot of people can’t walk on,” Trump told ...

Donald Trump vowed Sunday to quickly jail criminals who roam the streets and force the homeless out Washington DC, the nation's capital.

Violent crime in Washington, D.C. fell by double digits in 2024 and again in the first half of 2025, yet on Monday, President Donald Trump officially declared a “public safety emergency” and said he ...

Crime is down, and many tents are gone — but much of Washington, D.C. remains on edge as Trump launches a sweeping federal response to lingering urban disorder.

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying ...

Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has ...

President Donald Trump promised a weekend crackdown on unhoused population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to ...

Some DC residents are angry about President Trump's plans to deploy the National Guard and federalize the city's police force. Others like it.