Tension leading up to the protests has risen due to reported incidents of ICE visiting “sensitive locations,” following Trump ...

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive Mayor Muriel Bowser emphasizes crime has been dropping and says Trump's declared state of emergency doesn't ...

Trump's Washington, DC, Takeover Begins as National Guard Troops Arrive National Guard troops arrive at the District of Columbia National Guard Headquarters, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in Washington.

“America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 tax-paying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Soldiers drive a Stryker infantry carrier vehicle in the 250th birthday parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images) ...

Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, D.C., says she has reached out to Attorney General Pam Bondi and hopes to hold a meeting soon.

Trump is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act that places the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control.

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The US military is preparing to activate hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, as a part of President Trump’s sweeping federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital.

In an expansion of tactics started in June during immigration raids in Los Angeles, President Trump on Monday announced he would take federal control of the city's police department and activate ...

Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.