President Donald Trump announced he was taking “historic action to rescue our nation's capital" by officially invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, declaring a public ...

President Trump directed federal law enforcement agencies to increase their presence in Washington DC last week.

Trump likens DC to ‘worst places on Earth’ as military takes over capital: ‘Wild youth, maniacs and homeless’ - Crime has fallen in Washington over the last two years but Trump has long wanted to take ...

President Donald Trump on Monday declared a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., ahead of an announcement that he’s deploying an as-yet-undetermined number of National Guard troops to help patrol ...

President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to D.C. is seen as a calculated move to weaponize fear and distort facts, targeting majority-Black cities.

Washington is a district, not a state, so it doesn't have a governor. For most of it's history it didn't have control over its own budget or affairs. Instead, U.S. Congress and the president both play ...

President Donald Trump recently promised Washington would be "LIBERATED" from "Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum." ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is placing the D.C. police department under federal control and is deploying the National Guard in an effort to boost public safety in the nation’s ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the Metropolitan Police Department will be under federal control in an effort to fight crime in the nation’s capital.

During Monday's announcement, Trump said he is using Section 740 of D.C.'s Home Rule Act to place Attorney General Pam Bondi in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department. Here's a closer look.

The capital is already subject to significant federal control — and Trump is invoking his emergency powers to solidify it.

The president is set to hold a news conference Monday morning to discuss efforts to fight crime and clean up the nation's ...