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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…

Putin U.S. Meeting, Netanyahu's Gaza Plan, Trump D.C. Action Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories President Trump deployed federal…

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…

FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agents walk around the neighborhood near the Nationals' stadium in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU for NPR WASHINGTON — President Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C.,…

President Trump ratcheted up his rhetoric about crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., Sunday, telling homeless individuals "move out" of the city "IMMEDIATELY."The latest: Hours after Trump's announcement, a spokesperson for the FBI's Washington Field Office confirmed via email that its agents "are participating in the increased federal law enforcement…

Topline The FBI has deployed its agents to conduct night patrols in the nation’s capital, according to multiple reports, as President Donald Trump said that homeless people living in the nation’s capital would “have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,” ahead of a planned press conference where he will address his claims…

Trump Vows to Make D.C. Safer, Clean Out the Homeless, Jail Criminals: ‘We Want Our Capital Back’ Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images President Donald Trump vowed to make Washington, DC, “safer and more beautiful than it ever was,” adding that he would be cleaning out the…

August 10, 2025 6:47 PM ET President Donald Trump said that homeless people will have places to stay “FAR from the Capital” and pledged that violent criminals in Washington, D.C., will be prosecuted aggressively in a pair of Sunday posts on Truth Social. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer Edward…

The White House declined to explain what legal authority Trump would use to evict people from the nation’s capital, which its mayor says is ‘not experiencing a crime spike’. United States President Donald Trump has pledged to evict homeless people from the nation’s capital, after days of musing about taking…