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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer lauded President Donald Trump's decision to take over the Washington, D.C., police and demanded that Mayor Muriel Bowser testify when lawmakers return.

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump today seized direct control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, removing authority from Mayor Muriel ...

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he will deploy approximately 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and federalize the city's police in an effort to fight crime. The moves mark a ...

President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and putting the city's police ...

Despite an apparent drop in the city’s violent crime, President Donald Trump announced a “public safety emergency” in D.C., ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer. Trump has promised ...