The Army has activated about 800 D.C. National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement across the nation’s capital.

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

In some cases, the troops may be stationed at intersections to serve as a deterrent to crime, Butler said. Trump named Terry ...

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

Mother of slain congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym praises Trump's efforts to address Washington, D.C. crime after son's unsolved murder in June.

Clinton, who famously lost the 2016 election to Trump, slammed the president for the move to federalize the policing of DC.

President Trump said Monday that he is deploying members of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and that the federal ...

President Donald Trump can more easily take over the district's police department than he can suspend its home rule, which requires congressional action.

The National Guard could be deployed to D.C. on Monday following an announcement by President Donald Trump. WASHINGTON - ...

A Washington, D.C., resident told The Washington Post Monday that the city is “safe,” but that same person also asked ...

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even ...

President Trump announced Monday that he will invoke a takeover of the Washington, D.C., police department and activate the National Guard in the nation’s capital as the District of ...