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Trump admin live updates: National Guard troops arriving in DC

National Guard troops are arriving in Washington after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that 800 National Guard ...

The Latest: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC as Trump’s federal takeover begins

1. Trump activated the National Guard. The president can still call up the National Guard in Washington. His authority is ...

Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say

Trump has long focused on crime and cleanliness in DC and other cities, sparring periodically with Democratic mayors during ...

CNN panel knocks national Democrats on 'tone-deaf' response to Trump DC crime plan

A CNN panel suggested on Monday that the response from national Democrats to President Donald Trump's plan to address crime ...

President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to ...

What Trump can — and can’t — do in his bid to take over law enforcement in DC

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

Trump reignites threat to take over DC after former DOGE worker assaulted in attempted carjacking

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reignited his threat for the federal government to “run” Washington, DC, after a former ...

AP reporter details scene in briefing room as Trump announces DC crime and homelessness agenda

U.S. President Donald Trump held a press conference on Monday at the White House with members of his cabinet to address crime ...