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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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