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Trump Misstates Washington Crime Data to Justify Takeover

The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump’s Washington, D.C., police takeover echoes 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 ...

Trump’s Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

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

Trump's takeover 'out of touch' with facts on the ground, says D.C. attorney general

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says Metropolitan Police Department officers must follow local policies that ...

Democrats Condemn Trump’s D.C. Takeover Plans As Federal Agents Begin Patrolling Capital

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the takeover a “political ploy and attempted distraction from Trump’s other ...

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 ...

For D.C., Threats of a Federal Takeover Were Familiar. Now They Are a Reality.

Federal law gives presidents the power to take over Washington’s police force after declaring an emergency, but Donald Trump ...

Trump to take over D.C. police and deploy the National Guard in effort to fight crime in the nation's capital

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