About 800 National Guard members were activated to support the D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department for at least 30 days as Trump's direction.

While we are targeting criminals and trying to remove criminals off of the streets, we also want to make DC safe and ...

Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city’s ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC, a rare flex of his ...

President Donald Trump this week reignited his threat that the federal government will take over and “run” Washington, DC, ...

President Trump holds news conference Monday to discuss crime in Washington, D.C., after days of railing about the nation’s ...

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National Guard troops have started showing up in the nation’s capital after President Trump activated them to patrol Washington’s streets, arguing that crime has gotten out of ...

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 move is ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to announce the deployment of the National Guard to patrol D.C. streets at a ...

The president has repeatedly threatened to federalize the nation's capital city, citing a high rate of violent crime.

Commuters who use the George Washington Memorial Parkway may face detours for a few weeks as crews work to demolish and build ramps along the interchange.