The president noted Wednesday that he's bypassed Congress before, and said local crime in the capital could constitute a national emergency if he said so.

Despite Trump’s rhetoric, statistics published by Washington’s Metropolitan Police show violent crime has dropped in ...

Trump threatened to “take over” and “beautify” D.C. on the campaign trail and claimed it was “a nightmare of murder and crime.” ...

During the first half of 2025, violent crime in Washington, D.C., fell 25%, with robberies dropping 26% compared to the same period in 2024. If this pace continues through the year, the violent crime ...

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., could soon be armed as part of a military-assisted crackdown on crime ordered by ...

Some officials say federal agents assigned to help Washington, D.C., law enforcement have been pulled from specialized ...

Donald Trump has declared “Liberation Day” in Washington D.C. — but it looks more like a siege. Using an obscure clause in the 1973 Home Rule Act, he’s taking temporary federal control of the city’s ...

There have now been more than 100 arrests since Trump began beefing up the federal law enforcement presence in Washington last week, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said. “President Trump is ...

Despite White House actions allowing homeless people to be arrested or removed, supporting the unhoused is more effective in ...

WASHINGTON ( DC News Now) — A woman died in the hospital after she was shot in D.C. on Wednesday morning, police said.

The federal law enforcement surge in the District could potentially impact some of the mechanisms that have helped to bring ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia is urging residents to remain calm, be prepared, and know their rights.