Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Democrats will fight "tooth and nail" against President Donald Trump's request to ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday expressed his fear of being carjacked in the nation’s capital, as the Trump administration ramps up its federal takeover of local law ...

I was born in Washington, D.C., at the end of 1942. Growing up in the suburbs there was so little crime it made the front ...

Washington, D.C., recorded a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, ranking fourth among major U.S. cities ...

As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime, D.

There have now been more than 100 arrests since Trump began beefing up the federal law enforcement presence in Washington ...

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that the homicide rate in the nation's capital is five to six times higher ...

Elected Democrats at every level of government are watching the Trump administration’s moves to police the District of Columbia closely, worrying that the president’s efforts to exert more power will ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says President Donald Trump's order to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C. is 'crystal clear,' as critics claim the capital's crime is down.

Asked Wednesday whether he'd work with Congress to extend the emergency authorization allowing him to seize temporary control of local law enforcement, Trump said he'll ask Congress for a "long-term" ...

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Tom Homan described DC as unsafe, saying he would not walk its streets at night without a gun ...

Joe Scarborough admitted Democrats secretly cheer Trump's decision to federalize D.C. police and deploy 800 National Guard ...