"We did this to become more efficient in our services for the transportation department and to better serve those students and our families,” said a spokesperson for Newport New ...

The Home Rule Act of 1973 gave residents the power to elect a city council and mayor, though the measure still left ...

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC News Now that just after 7 p.m. on Aug. 11, officers responded to the 1200 block of 12th Street NW for a shooting. Once on the scene, police found a ...

Senator Tina Smith is calling President Donald Trump's choice to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., "wasteful," ...

President Trump’s decision to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploy 800 National Guard troops in ...

Trump portrayed the move as a way to curb “bloodshed, bedlam and squalor” in the nation’s capital, though data shows violent crime is declining.

In Washington, crime is relatively high, but far from the highest in the country, and it has been on a downward trend.

Jillian Snider, a retired New York Police Department officer, began working at a think tank in downtown Washington, D.C., four years ago. Back then, at the height of the pandemic, the area had a very ...

(The Hill) – President Trump announced Monday that he was taking control of the District of Columbia’s police and deploying the National Guard. Trump portrayed the moves, which will involve around 800 ...

Failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton lashed out at President Trump's bold move to address rampant D.C. crime.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott's attempt to "rebut" President Donald Trump regarding local crime matters is facing massive mockery.

Police statistics, however, show that crime rates in the District have fallen sharply over the past two years. Violent crime is down 26 percent when compared year-to-date against 2024. Last year, in ...