The president cast his actions as necessary to "rescue" Washington from a purported wave of lawlessness. Statistics show that violent crime shot up in 2023 but has been rapidly declining since.

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 ...

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

I'm glad Trump is focusing on an imaginary Washington, DC, crime wave and adding more gold to the White House. Lower grocery prices can wait.

The DC National Guard will be deployed, and the president said he might send in other military forces to help.

Trump announced changes that will be coming to D.C., such as ending it's status as a sanctuary city and putting Bondi in ...

President Donald Trump announced that he is federalizing the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department to address a "public safety emergency" in the district.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Monday he is placing Washington, D.C.'s police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to the city as he escalates his criticism ...