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DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump ...

Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'

President Donald Trump has declared a public safety emergency in Washington DC and placed the capital city's police under ...

DC's highest crime neighborhoods have yet to see Trump crackdown

There was little sign of President Trump's deployment of troops and federal agents in some of Washington, DC's most ...

DC police announce major action on immigration enforcement after Trump's crime crackdown

DC police chief authorizes sharing information with immigration agencies during traffic stops but prohibits arrests based ...

Mayor Bowser Skips Town For Martha’s Vineyard While Trump Cleans Up DC

Democratic Washington, D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has left the district for Martha’s Vineyard as President Donald Trump ...

Trump stokes congressional showdown over DC crime

On Wednesday, Trump said he would be willing to meet with Democratic leaders in Congress but called it “almost a waste of time” given the partisan gridlock. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ...

Former Capitol Police Chief says crime by ‘gangs of youth’ in DC has spiked, escaped ‘certain neighborhoods’

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime

The Trump administration has taken steps that have hobbled Washington’s efforts to reduce crime, such as gutting its U.S.