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Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and ...

Federal becomes local: The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Donald Trump maelstrom

The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation's capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about ...

Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard

On Saturday, Trump said the nation’s capital has become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World.” Last week ...

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 ...

Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., takes control of local police in crime crackdown

President Trump said that he is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and that the federal government has taken ...

Trump seizes control of Washington D.C. police, deploys National Guard

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he is invoking the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the D.C.

Read Trump’s Letter to Congress About D.C. Police Department

In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, President Trump signaled his intent to temporarily take control of the ...

D.C. Police Put Under Federal Control, Are Now ‘Allowed to Do Whatever the Hell They Want’

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is placing Washington D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control, and is deploying the National Guard in the city, insisting the action was ...
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Some of the animals at the Prince George's County Animal Shelter will have their adoption fees waived this weekend.