President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday, saying it's needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down.

President Donald Trump is set to address crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., on Monday during a press conference at ...

In Trump’s second term, backed by Republican control of both houses of Congress, Bowser has walked a public tightrope for ...

Washington, D.C.’s homicide rate is influenced in part by the city’s limits, said James Alan Fox, Northeastern University criminology professor. The city limits are "almost completely urban" compared ...

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NewsNation host Leland Vittert and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan sparred over Trump's "Liberation Day" in Washington, D.C.

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

The Home Rule Act of 1973 gave residents the power to elect a city council and mayor, though the measure still left ...

President Donald Trump asserted control Monday of the District of Columbia police force and mobilized 800 National Guard ...

MPD seeks help in identifying suspects in a daylight robbery in Northwest D.C. offering a reward for relevant information.

Is crime in D.C., as Trump put it last week, “totally out of control”? Critics were quick to dismiss his claims as ...