Monday, President Donald Trump said he’s taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard. Here's why: ...

The President declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. due to high violence, granting the Attorney General control over the local police for federal purposes.

President Donald Trump announced Monday his plan to activate hundreds of National Guard troops and federalize the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department to address violent crime in the nation ...

I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking ...

President Donald Trump took a shot at Baltimore on Monday, calling Charm City “so far gone” on crime despite its recent ...

High level sources in the Wilson Building and the Metropolitan Police Department told WUSA9 that Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith were not given a heads up about Trump's plan to take ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police ...

With a move to take over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., Trump also vows to clear away the homeless and pave the ...

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 ...