Trump is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act that places the Metropolitan Police Department under ...

D.C.’s mayor acknowledged local officials could do little to block what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of the capital’s ...

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits ...

President Trump has long demonized “blue” cities like Los Angeles, Washington and New York, claiming their leaders have ...

President Donald Trump’s “federalization” of Washington, D.C., is a test of the limits of his power — and, by extension, of ...

President Donald Trump ordered 800 National Guard troops into the district to "help reestablish law, order, and public safety ...

Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover is the usual Trumpian blend of idiocy and cruelty. Read our dispatch from the police state in the nation’s capital.

Because this isn't a normal presidency, Donald Trump has no problem using the full force of the state and law enforcement to ...

In a second term marked by a string of high-profile fumbles, sending out the troops makes Trump feel like he’s actually doing ...

Moreover, news agency AFP reported that that violent crime in DC fell by 26 percent during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. Last year’s figures, compiled by the ...