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DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump

DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up

After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.

USA TODAY on MSN · 17h

DC mayor says Trump takeover shows why US capital should be 51st state

America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 tax-paying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1h

Trump’s takeover of DC police renews the 51st state debate

Trump's federalization of the D.C. police is spurning outrage among Democrats and local activists claiming this is another example why D.C. needs statehood.

Trump takes over DC police and deploys National Guard

ABC News on MSN · 21h

Trump admin live updates: National Guard troops arriving in DC

National Guard troops are arriving in Washington after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that 800 National Guard troops would be deployed as he declared a public safety emergency -- despite the city’s mayor noting violent crime is at a 30-year low.

The Washington Post · 6h

Inside Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C.

President Donald Trump long had a playbook for deploying the National Guard in D.C. and a week ago had new motivation after a former aide was hurt in an attempted carjacking.

POLITICO on MSN · 2d

Trump places DC police under federal control, deploys National Guard

P resident Donald Trump said Monday he would place the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploy the National Guard, an escalation of federal power in his campaign to tighten control over the nation’s deep-blue capital city.

Trump, DC and Violent crime

BBC · 19h

Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

Returning to Donald Trump’s press conference about crime in Washington DC, the US President also claimed "the number of carjackings has more than tripled" over the last five years. But despite the president’s assertion, carjackings - like many other police recorded crimes in DC - have fallen in the past year.

Fox News on MSN · 1h

More than 20 arrested in DC on day one of Trump's crime crackdown

Fox News' David Spunt reports the latest on President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in D.C. 'Fox & Friends Weekend' co-host Charlie Hurt also weighs in on the push for law and order in the nation's capital.

CNN International on MSN · 1d

Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

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Trump set to announce Kennedy Center Honorees as he tries to put his stamp on DC

President Donald Trump will appear at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, where he’s expected to announce the first recipients ...

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Hours after Trump seized DC police force, a man was gunned down in Logan Circle

Less than 10 hours after President Donald Trump seized control of the Washington, D.C., police force, a man was gunned down ...

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Trump Admin Gives Update on Arrests After First Day of DC Federalization

Trump's move activated National Guard members and temporarily place the District's police department under federal control.

Police and federal agencies scramble to figure out strategy after Trump’s move to declare DC emergency

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to ...

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Eleanor Holmes Norton keeps a low profile as Trump takes aim at DC

The 88-year-old congressional delegate has mounted a back-seat response to the most serious federal threat to the city’s ...

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Capitol Hill staffer speaks out for first time since 2023 DC stabbing

D.C. stabbing victim Phillip Todd recounts the 2023 attack that nearly claimed his life while reacting to President Donald Trump's crime crackdown in the nation's capital.