• DC crackdown: President Donald Trump announced he is placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying ...

The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is placing the police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard in the nation’s capital is an effort ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday placing Washington DC’s police force under federal control, invoking emergency powers that face potential constitutional challenges over scope, ...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to extend his administration’s takeover of Washington D.C.’s police force past the 30 days he’s initially been granted—but the president will need ...

Years ago, when Robert Contee was the chief of D.C. police, community activist Ronald Moten sounded the alarm. He felt young people in the city would commit a crime and get released without receiving ...

D.C. officials testified Thursday before the powerful House Oversight Committee as it considers 13 bills that could wrest more control away from local officials. Here's a look back at what was said.

The U.S. Capitol is many things. Legislative assembly. Art museum. Historic site. And apparently now, city hall. The battle over the federal government policing the streets of Washington, D.C. – and ...