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As he deploys the National Guard and takes over the police force, how much power does President Donald Trump have over D.C.?
The president is holding a news conference Monday morning to discuss efforts to fight crime and clean up the nation's capital ...
President Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington D.C., citing the need to fight violent crime. Some are protesting ...
The president also said he would consider calling in active-duty military troops if needed, launching an unprecedented effort ...
President Trump directed federal law enforcement agencies to increase their presence in Washington DC last week.
This is the president’s latest attempt at retribution and signaling to other liberal cities how little tolerance he has for ...
On Saturday, Trump said the nation’s capital has become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World.” Last week ...
Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has ...
The president flexed his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and ...
President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department. The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of ...
While details of the plan were unclear, the administration is preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to ...
Trump is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act that places the Metropolitan Police Department under ...