President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal ...

The FBI includes a broader range of assaults in its violent crime data for D.C. based on what local police provide to the bureau. Consequently, the FBI’s data show that the number of violent offenses ...

President Donald Trump has ordered 800 National Guard members to help law enforcement fight crime in Washington. The Army ...

But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen ...

The president announced Monday that he would send in the National Guard to combat 'out of control crime' and 'rising violence ...

President Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C., taking control of the police and activating the National Guard, despite city officials noting that crime rates are falling.

Trump claims that he is acting to quell a spike in violent crime. And although he might very well feel sincere concern about ...

The Army has activated about 800 D.C. National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement across the nation’s capital.

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

Mother of slain congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym praises Trump's efforts to address Washington, D.C. crime after son's unsolved murder in June.

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

A Washington, D.C., resident told The Washington Post Monday that the city is “safe,” but that same person also asked ...