Washington is a district, not a state, so it doesn't have a governor. For most of it's history it didn't have control over its own budget or affairs. Instead, U.S. Congress and the president both play ...

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

Jachym, the mother of a murdered congressional intern, weighs in on President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C. police on ‘The Story.’ ...

In Washington, crime is relatively high, but far from the highest in the country, and it has been on a downward trend.

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer lauded President Donald Trump's decision to take over the Washington, D.C., ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he would send in the National Guard to combat "out of control crime" and "rising ...

DC Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton laid the blame for the crime in Washington, D.C., on the “radical activists” on ...

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is condemning Donald Trump’s executive order claiming that there is a crime emergency in ...

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to protesters in Washington, DC during his Aug. 11 press briefing: "You spit and we hit." ...

President Trump mentioned New York, Baltimore, Chicago and other cities as places where he may deploy the National Guard to crack down on crime.

Numerous political figures, including Newsom, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and more, have ...

President Trump has tapped Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), to lead the federal takeover of ...