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DC statehood debate intensifies as Trump flexes authority over local police

House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C.

How DC Democrats hollowed out the capital’s police force

For years, the capital’s police force has faced a scarcity of cops due to Democratic-championed policies driving out officers ...

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in ...

Man asleep at McDonald’s drive-thru was shot to death by DC police, lawsuit says

The irony of the situation here is that Justin was somebody that was hired by the government to keep the peace, and he was ...

The Latest: Trump thanks police and troops as DC crackdown on crime and immigration intensifies

President Donald Trump took a field trip Thursday to the U.S. Park Police operations facility in Washington, where he ...

Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests

In the first week after Trump’s DC police takeover, the city saw a moderate drop in reported crime — and a far larger surge ...

DC police union chair backs Trump's takeover, blasts city council's 'misguided' agenda

D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton offered his support to President Donald Trump's law enforcement takeover cracking ...