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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 ...

Man fatally shot in Washington, DC hours after Trump federalizes city's police department

Police in Washington, D.C. respond to fatal shooting on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in city's Logan Circle neighborhood. (Credit: ...

Trump's Washington, D.C., takeover targets a host of groups, many of them vulnerable

Some residents are skeptical that President Trump's use of tough police tactics will work to solve complex social ills.

Trump invokes the Home Rule Act to take control of the Washington, D.C., police. What the act says he can and can't do.

The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of command following Trump's federalization of department.
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Kidnapping search near DCA delayed flights. Now police choppers have to wait.

After a search for a kidnapped child delayed several flights last week, air traffic controllers at Washington Reagan ...

What is chain of command? MAGA slams Washington DC Metro's police chief Pamela Smith for not understanding question

As Donald Trump took over the control of Washington DC's police in an attempt to curb what the administration said a steep ...

Unsolved home invasion mirrors Idaho student murders just miles away in Washington state

Washington police release documents on unsolved home invasion involving masked intruder with knife just miles from Idaho students' murders crime scene.