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Donald Trump announced that he’s taking control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and sending in the National Guard, saying it’s to make the city safer. He promised to crack down on both homelessness and crime, calling this a “liberation” of the capital and vowing to end what he described as…

Donald Trump announced today that he’s holding a meeting to discuss a new, highly controversial plan that many people are calling “insane” and “dangerous.” He issued a strong warning to Washington, D.C., promising a no-nonsense approach to dealing with two groups: the homeless and criminals. Trump said he wants to…

President Donald Trump on Monday placed the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the capital city to address what he claimed was out-of-control crime there. It is the first time that a president has federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. Trump's move drew…

Article content The person was not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Justice Department didn’t immediately have a comment Monday morning. Article content The National Guard Article content Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, questioned the effectiveness of using the…

US President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to make the nation’s capital safer. Trump has promised new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns about the potential use…

DC mayor: 'this action today is unsettling and unprecedented' Bowser says that her office plans to follow the law, and cooperate with the federal government. The DC Home Rule Act requires the mayor to “provide the services” of the police department in the case of a declared emergency. Although, she…

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime and tackling homelessness in the city. Trump’s plan prompted the District of Columbia’s mayor…

By Spooky on August 11th, 2025 Category: News A homeless Brazilian man recently received international attention after a video of him competing in a running race in flip-flops went viral on social media. When Isaque dos Santos Pinho decided to show up at the starting line of an 8km running…

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Donald Trump was preparing to deploy up to 1,000 National Guard troops to flood the streets of Washington, DC as federal agents began making arrests on Sunday night. Trump was expected to announce the deployment during a White House press conference on Monday as he pushes for a federal takeover of the city amid…