The U.S. president announced this important measure on Monday aimed at strengthening security in Washington, D.C.

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

Sen. Mike Lee backed President Donald Trump’s push for the federal government to take over the nation’s capital and suggested ceding some of it altogether.

President Donald Trump can more easily take over the district's police department than he can suspend its home rule, which requires congressional action.

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 ...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is holding a press conference following President Donald Trump’s announcement Monday ...

In an historic first, Attorney General Pam Bondi will immediately take command of the Metropolitan Police Department, Trump told reporters. “Crime in D.C. is ending, and it’s ending today,” Bondi said ...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) criticized President Trump's plan to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department and ...

FBI director Kash Patel admits that the murder rate in America is on track to be the lowest in U.S. history, undercutting President Donald Trump’s depiction of major cities as crime-riddled hellscapes ...

There's an increased police presence in D.C. as part of President Trump's efforts to enhance the city's safety.

President Donald Trump has ordered 800 National Guard members to help law enforcement fight crime in Washington.

Vowing to “liberate” Washington, Trump said he would put an end to “the days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent ...