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Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard

The president said he was declaring a public safety emergency and his administration would be removing homeless encampments.

Photos of the National Guard and federal agents in Washington

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at ...

Trump renews threats to take over Washington, D.C., but his legal authority is limited. Here's what he can do.

After an attempted carjacking involving a government staffer, Trump renewed his push to take federal control of D.C. — but he ...

Trump admin plans to flood Washington with over 100 federal agents in push to make capital ‘great again’

The Trump administration plans to flood the streets of Washington, DC, with more than 100 FBI agents as a part of the ...

Trump administration says George Washington University violated law over Jewish students, faculty

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it found George Washington University had violated federal civil rights law ...

Murdered Congressional intern's mom says Trump should take over Washington, DC

The mother of a Congressional intern gunned down in June told ABC News on Thursday that she agrees that the president should ...

Washington Post source says DC is safe but stays anonymous over 'personal safety' concerns

An anonymous resident told The Washington Post that D.C. has safety issues and declined to give their name due to personal safety concerns, as President Trump plans to intervene.