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Trump’s Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime
President Donald Trump has taken control of Washington’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the ...
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How Trump exaggerates D.C. crime in taking over its police department and deploying the National Guard
The nation’s capital is "becoming a situation of complete and total lawlessness," President Donald Trump said at an Aug. 11 ...
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‘What’s Not To Like About That?’: Former Capitol Police Chief Tells ‘Morning Joe’ Trump DC Crackdown Is On Point
Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., is ...
Trump’s Washington, D.C., takeover begins as National Guard troops arrive
The influx came the morning after Trump announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over the department.
Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say
Trump has long focused on crime and cleanliness in DC and other cities, sparring periodically with Democratic mayors during ...
Trump admin plans to flood Washington with over 100 federal agents in push to make capital ‘great again’
The Trump administration plans to flood the streets of Washington, DC, with more than 100 FBI agents as a part of the ...
Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says
Section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows for the president to take over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for 48 ...
Washington DC Curfew Zone Map Shows Where Under 17s Banned From Gathering
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., has released a map showing where in the city under-17-year-olds are banned from gathering after a certain time. An 11.p.m. citywide curfew ...