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Trump asserts control of Washington DC police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.

TIME on MSN · 33m

Citing ‘Emergency,’ Trump Puts Washington, D.C. Police Under Federal Control and Deploys National Guard

Trump said he was invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which gives the President of the United States the authority to commandeer DC's Police Department in “conditions of an emergency nature.” Attorney General Pam Bondi is now in charge of the Metropolitan Police Department, he said.

Fox News on MSN · 53m

Trump takes over Metro Police, mobilizes National Guard to tackle Washington crime

President Donald Trump announced plans Aug. 11, 2025, to deploy the National Guard and to takeover the Metropolitan Police Department to address crime in the nation's capital.

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ABC News on MSN · 1h

Trump admin live updates: What Trump says about crime in Washington

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday morning to brief the press on crime in Washington, D.C., days after he ordered an increase in law enforcement in the capital.Trump on Friday is expected to hold a summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

Associated Press News · 4h

Live updates: Trump promises new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday in Alaska to discuss bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has not yet confirmed the details.

New York Magazine on MSN · 1h

Trump’s Federal Takeover of Washington D.C.: Live Updates

Claiming the city needs to be “liberated,” Trump is taking over the D.C. police and deploying the National Guard. Here are the latest updates.

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Are Trump's claims about 'dangerous' Washington, DC backed by data?

P resident Donald Trump has painted Washington, D.C. as a city spiraling into lawlessness, but a Newsweek analysis of ...

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Trump to take over D.C. police and deploy the National Guard in effort to fight crime in the nation's capital

The president is set to hold a news conference Monday morning to discuss efforts to fight crime and clean up the nation's ...

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Trump expected to formally announce plan to take over Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would hold a press conference Monday at the White House to present his plan to ...

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Trump Announces White House Press Conference To ‘Stop Violent Crime’ In Washington, D.C.—Despite Historically Low Rates

The president claimed Washington, D.C., had become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the world,” despite federal data indicating crime fell to historic lows.

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FBI dispatching agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard

Trump, who plans a news conference at the White House on Monday on this topic, compared the forthcoming action against D.C. crime to his administration’s aggressive crackdown against illegal ...

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Trump says homeless people in DC 'have to move out IMMEDIATELY'

Trump says he plans to make an announcement Aug. 11 about a D.C. crime initiative, even as violent crime is down significantly in the nation's capital.

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Trump says he’s wants to rescue Washington, DC from ‘crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor’

President Donald Trump says he's placing Washington, D.C., police under federal control and is deploying the National Guard.

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