Nearly 70 arrests were made on Saturday night during Trump's ongoing cleanup operation in Washington D.C., with charges including assault and weapon possession.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

In southeast Washington, DC, children stood in line Friday to receive new backpacks filled with school supplies, while community organizers passed out free hot dogs and hamburgers to teenagers to celebrate the last few days of summer before.

The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

The White House has announced an increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., for at least the next week to combat crime.

The White House said Tuesday that homeless people in the nation’s capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime. “The homeless problem has

National Guard members patrolling Washington DC may soon be armed, reversing an earlier decision. This follows Trump's plan to federalise policing in the city, drawing criticism from residents and officials who decry it as an overreach of power.

The White House plans to conduct a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian Institution's museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary.