The mayor of Washington, D.C. held back in criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to send in the troops.

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city ...

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even ...

The good news, such as it is, is that Trump’s latest seizure of power is probably not the prelude to an autogolpe. The bad ...

President Donald Trump is promising to announce new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington just days after ...

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President Trump calls D.C. crime situation embarrassing before Putin meeting, announces federal law enforcement deployment to ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would send in the National Guard to combat "out of control crime" and "rising ...

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

Trump also said at his news briefing that his administration has started removing homeless encampments “from all over our parks, our beautiful, beautiful parks.” ...

President Donald Trump is taking control of D.C.’s police force and sending in the National Guard, a move that’s sparking immediate pushback from city leaders.