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Trump Federalizing DC Police

CNN International on MSN · 6h

Trump has federalized DC’s police force. Now what?

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to figure out roles and strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a crime emergency and federalize DC’s police force,

ABC News on MSN · 5h

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 he threatened to deploy the National Guard to D.C. and, as he has on several occasions since he was inaugurated in January, suggested that there should be a federal takeover.

PolitiFact · 7h

Trump exaggerates Washington, DC, crime while ordering police takeover and National Guard deployment

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 complete and total lawlessness,

Violent crime, DC and Presidency of Donald Trump

CNN on MSN · 5h

Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

BBC on MSN · 7h

Is crime in Washington DC 'out of control', as Trump claims?

But according to crime figures published by Washington DC's Metropolitan Police (MPDC), violent offences fell after peaking in 2023 and in 2024 hit their lowest level in 30 years. They are continuing to fall, according to preliminary data for 2025.

The president’s pledge to “Make DC Safe Again” comes despite figures showing crime is falling in Washington.

President Donald Trump will deploy the National Guard, take control of the police force, and assign FBI agents to fight street crime as he attempts another power grab in Washington, D.C. Despite crime falling in the nation’s capital,

6hon MSN

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 ...

6h

Live updates: Mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police and plan to make the city safer ‘unsettling’

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying ...

5hon MSN

‘Move Out, Immediately:' Trump's vision for ridding DC streets of homeless

“We’re going to be removing homeless encampments from beautiful parks, which now, a lot of people can’t walk on,” Trump told ...

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Trump's DC takeover ignites new concerns about executive authority

Donald Trump launched an unprecedented takeover of the Washington D.C. police as he also sent hundreds of National Guard ...

7h

DC residents and commuters react to Trump’s plan to remove homeless encampments

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard ...

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Sean Hannity: Few places are as violent as DC

Fox News host Sean Hannity compares the crime rate in Washington, D.C. to other cities in America and globally on 'Hannity.' ...

5hon MSN

'DC has a right to govern itself': Civil rights leaders denounce Trump's takeover move

Civil rights leaders say Trump, a longtime antagonist, is overreaching by taking over policing in the nation's capital.

6h

Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC as FBI patrols streets

President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal ...

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