Washington, D.C., recorded a homicide rate of 27.54 per 100,000 residents in 2024, ranking fourth among major U.S. cities despite overall violent crime dropping 35% from 2023.

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 ...

President Donald Trump using an obscure emergency provision in federal law pertaining to Washington, D.C., to attempt to take ...

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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will seek more permanent federal control of the Washington, D.C., police ...

Governor Gavin Newsom’s office calls on President Trump to back down from the Texas redistricting battle, using language the president frequently uses in his posts. Plus, the latest on the president’s ...

D.C. leaders and residents speak up about the federal police takeover, questioning its impact and calling for real, lasting ...

The president said Wednesday he will ask Congress to extend federal control of DC police beyond the allowed 30 days. He ...

Smith, a Democrat, said the additional help has been welcomed because her officers have been stretched thin over the amount ...

The provision, known as the Home Rule Act, is spelled out in Section 740 of the Constitution. In addition to spelling out ways for D.C. residents to elect a mayor and conduct city business as a ...

But during his speech announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees on Wednesday, Trump repeatedly floated circumventing ...