Trump's federal takeover of D.C. police sparks political controversy as Democrats call it overreach while White House defends crime reduction efforts.

The order cites data showing the nation’s capital “now has a higher violent crime, murder, and robbery rate than all 50 states,” with a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024. It also ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wrote a letter to local residents Friday seeking to quell anxiety over the Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington’s law enforcement. Under a ...

White House efforts to tighten its grip on the Washington, D.C., police force are prompting pushback from the city’s leaders, ...

FBI agents and DC Police are making traffic stops under Trump’s order to increase federal patrols in Washington.

Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chief Thursday to serve as Washington’s ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and ...

Washington’s government sued the Trump administration on Friday, arguing that an executive order issued by President Trump on ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new order Friday giving control of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department back ...

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb walk out of federal ...

The White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of Washington, D.C., around ...

The Trump administration rescinded an order replacing the District of Columbia's police chief after an emergency court ...