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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 police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump has taken control of Washington’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the ...
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Trump updates: National Guard patrol streets of Washington, DC amid president’s federal takeover

The National Guard deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night as part of the White House’s promise to make the capital the safest city in the world. The operation came on the ...

Washington, Like LA, Is a Test Case for Trump

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reacts to a potential takeover of Washington D.C. policing by the executive branch in an ...

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 ...

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 ...