District of Columbia

Entrepreneurs spoke of their experiences regarding crime in the city and what they expect from the federal takeover of policing.

At least six states have pledged to assist with the crime crackdown by sending National Guard troops or military police.

A total of 68 people were arrested overnight in the district.

The district sued after the attorney general ordered the police to submit control to an emergency commissioner.

The attorney general also rescinded the Metropolitan Police Department’s order that ‘enforced sanctuary policies.’

The effort will include deploying more than 400 National Guard troops around the capital from Wednesday night.

Congress would need to approve that extension, but it could be filibustered. The president also floated declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn’t act.

Officials said the review aims to promote American exceptionalism, remove divisive narratives, and restore trust in American cultural institutions.

The move comes as part of a push by the administration toward ‘beautification’ of the capital city and a crackdown on crime.

The district’s police union chief, who alleges some violent crimes are being downgraded, said he supports Trump’s takeover.

Since Trump declared an emergency in the District of Columbia on Aug. 11, the federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital has yielded 23 arrests.

One resident said that “it’s time for a change,” while another was more skeptical, saying, “It’s to show that he’s in control.”

The president announced the actions ’to rescue [the] nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse.’

The White House said the move is necessary as Washington ‘has been plagued by violent crime for far too long.’

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the charges against Elias Rodriguez could carry the death penalty.

“If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City,” President Donald Trump said.

The Office of Special Counsel is an independent federal agency with broad prosecutorial and investigative powers.

The vote went 50–45, with no Senate Democrats voting to confirm Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.

Entrepreneurs spoke of their experiences regarding crime in the city and what they expect from the federal takeover of policing.

At least six states have pledged to assist with the crime crackdown by sending National Guard troops or military police.

A total of 68 people were arrested overnight in the district.

The district sued after the attorney general ordered the police to submit control to an emergency commissioner.

The attorney general also rescinded the Metropolitan Police Department’s order that ‘enforced sanctuary policies.’

The effort will include deploying more than 400 National Guard troops around the capital from Wednesday night.

Congress would need to approve that extension, but it could be filibustered. The president also floated declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn’t act.

Officials said the review aims to promote American exceptionalism, remove divisive narratives, and restore trust in American cultural institutions.

The move comes as part of a push by the administration toward ‘beautification’ of the capital city and a crackdown on crime.

The district’s police union chief, who alleges some violent crimes are being downgraded, said he supports Trump’s takeover.

Since Trump declared an emergency in the District of Columbia on Aug. 11, the federal law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital has yielded 23 arrests.

One resident said that “it’s time for a change,” while another was more skeptical, saying, “It’s to show that he’s in control.”

The president announced the actions ’to rescue [the] nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse.’

The White House said the move is necessary as Washington ‘has been plagued by violent crime for far too long.’

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said the charges against Elias Rodriguez could carry the death penalty.

“If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City,” President Donald Trump said.

The Office of Special Counsel is an independent federal agency with broad prosecutorial and investigative powers.

The vote went 50–45, with no Senate Democrats voting to confirm Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.