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Patel reports 10 FBI arrests in DC after Trump takeover of Washington police

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau has made 10 arrests as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to crack down on crime ...

BLM activist leading resistance to Trump's DC crime plan repeatedly called for abolishing police

One of the leaders of the protests against President Trump's plan to combat crime in Washington, D.C., has long been a ...

Hours after Trump seized DC police force, a man was gunned down in Logan Circle

Less than 10 hours after President Donald Trump seized control of the Washington, D.C., police force, a man was gunned down ...

Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear ...

MSNBC host reveals DC journalist privately shared concerns about crime while publicly denouncing Trump's plan

Joe Scarborough pointed out on "Morning Joe" contradictions between reporters' private safety concerns and public criticism ...

Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

Trump’s rhetoric “paints a picture that crime is out of control, even when it is not true, then blames the policies of ...

Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC ...

Homeless must accept treatment or face jail in Trump DC clean-up plan

Homeless people in Washington have three options under President Donald Trump’s crime control directives: homeless shelter, ...