President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

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Trump says he is taking also control of the city's police force as he pledges to crack down on crime and homelessness.

President Donald Trump said he is deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department.

In his first term, President Donald Trump spun alternative realities. In his second, he’s making everyone live in them.

Police in Washington, D.C. respond to fatal shooting on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in city's Logan Circle neighborhood. (Credit: ...

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

President Donald Trump said Monday he is placing Washington, DC’s, police department “under direct federal control” and ...

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