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Trump's Takeover of Washington Law Enforcement Begins

Trump asserts control of Washington, D.C., police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal agents to also be a show of force across the district.

The Detroit News · 2h

Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

The city’s police and federal officials took the first steps Tuesday in an uneasy partnership to reduce crime in what President Donald Trump called — without substantiation — a lawless city.

National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects Trump's 'authoritarian push'

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has denied crime is out of control in her city, described the troop deployment as an "authoritarian push". Trump, a Republican, has also threatened similar deployments against New York and Chicago, two other Democratic-controlled cities.

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Reuters on MSN · 1d

Explainer-Can Trump take control of Washington to fight the city's crime?

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling. While Trump does have some authority over the capital city's police force and National Guard soldiers,

The New York Times · 13h

Trump Misstates Washington Crime Data to Justify Takeover

The president cited a number of false and misleading claims about homicides and youth crime in the nation’s capital.

What Trump's takeover of the D.C. police means for fighting crime

President Trump put Washington, D.C. police under federal control, vowing to fight crime in the country’s capital. What does the move mean for mayors across the country as they try to keep their cities safe?

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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 ...

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Democrats fret about which city may be next as National Guard gathers in US capital

By Andrew Goudsward and Julia Harte WASHINGTON -A steady stream of uniformed soldiers arrived at the National Guard ...

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The murder capital of the US and a former mayor on crack: DC’s history of crime problems

And in the late 1980s and 1990s, D.C. claimed the title of “murder capital” of the U.S. as homicide rates hit record rates ...

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that crime in Washington is ‘out of control’

Trump claimed DC crime is surging to deploy the National Guard, however, the city’s preliminary data proves otherwise.

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Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even ...

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DC mayor says Trump takeover shows why US capital should be 51st state

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

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Trump zeroes in on federal takeover of DC, while city officials remain deferential to him

President Donald Trump is expected to ramp up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a ...

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Trump Wants to Evict Homeless from Washington

US President Donald Trump has urged homeless people in Washington, DC, to leave the city immediately, promising to make the ...

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