"I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor," President Trump ...

D.C.’s status as a congressionally established federal district gives Trump a unique opportunity to push his tough-on-crime ...

President Donald Trump is bringing in 800 National Guard members to help law enforcement fight crime in Washington, but just 100 to 200 of the troops ...

Crime is down, and many tents are gone — but much of Washington, D.C. remains on edge as Trump launches a sweeping federal response to lingering urban disorder.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking Section 740 of D.C.'s Home Rule Act, which deals with control of the ...

Washington, DC Councilmember Robert White joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump's announcement that he’s ...

President Trump on Monday announced he was putting the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard in what he portrayed as a crackdown on crime in ...

Trump announced Monday morning that he would crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. by invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city ...

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Monday President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in ...

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down.

Washington is a district, not a state, so it doesn't have a governor. For most of it's history it didn't have control over its own budget or affairs. Instead, U.S. Congress and the president both play ...