DC mayor Muriel Bowser said that while the announcement by Donald Trump to federalize the Capitol police was “unsettling and unprecedented” she was “not totally surprised” by it.“My message to ...

The US president has declared a public safety emergency as he promises to tackle crime and homelessness in the nation's ...

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

Clinton, who famously lost the 2016 election to Trump, slammed the president for the move to federalize the policing of DC.

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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking ...

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

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 ...

Good afternoon and happy Monday, readers! In today’s edition of Daily on Energy, we dive right into the president’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of National Guard troops in Washington, D ...

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