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

Despite data showing otherwise, President Donald Trump is targeting violent crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C. that ...

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 ...

The House Oversight Committee is expected to hold a hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on rising crime in the ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is placing the D.C. police department under federal control and is deploying the National Guard in an effort to boost public safety in the nation’s ...

Trump said he is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to deploy members of the National Guard.

During Monday's announcement, Trump said he is using Section 740 of D.C.'s Home Rule Act to place Attorney General Pam Bondi in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department. Here's a closer look.

President Donald Trump is holding a news conference Monday to reveal plans he's said "will, essentially, stop violent crime ...

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.'s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and ...