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National Guard troops spotted in Washington DC as Trump launches crackdown on street crime

Trump invokes federal control over D.C. police amid crime surge, with National Guard spotted leaving armory as authorities arrest 23 suspects.

USA TODAY on MSN · 53m

National Guard troops arrive in DC under Trump's order to fight crime, reduce homelessness

Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents in the nation's capital, adding that the National Guard deployment was unnecessary.

CNN · 1d

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 federal takeover of Washington, DC, all while city officials largely remain deferential to him.

Trump, Violent crime and Washington DC

CNN International on MSN · 1d

Fact check: Violent crime in DC has fallen in 2024 and 2025 after a 2023 spike

President Donald Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse,

BBC on MSN · 8h

Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC is “out of control.” As ever - you can find more of our work on the BBC Verify section of the BBC News website.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Washington, DC, Facing $20 Million Security Funding Cut Despite Trump Complaints of Crime

A Metropolitan police vehicle remains parked on Georgia Ave and Princeton Pl NW after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased federal security presence due to crime rates in Washington, D.C., August 8, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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MSNBC host reveals DC journalist privately shared concerns about crime while publicly denouncing Trump's plan

Joe Scarborough pointed out on "Morning Joe" contradictions between reporters' private safety concerns and public criticism ...

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President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to ...

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Trump Admin Efforts Could Sharply Reduce DC Crime

When 10 juveniles brutally attacked former DOGE whiz kid Edward Coristine nicknamed Big Balls in an attempted ...

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Jeanine Pirro shuts down reporters questioning Trump’s DC crime crackdown

Jeanine Pirro defended D.C. crime response efforts by referencing families of murder victims and assault cases during heated ...

US attorney for DC on local crime: ‘there is a whole community that is suffering’

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro backed the Trump administration's argument for placing the city's ...

Crime in DC: What do the figures say and how safe do people feel?

National Guard troops have been seen reporting for duty in Washington DC as President Trump takes over the city’s police ...

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As Trump intervenes in DC's crime crisis, another violent city's DA gets a challenger from inside the tent

Former Philadelphia Judge Patrick Dugan joins GOP ballot to run against incumbent DA Larry Krasner, citing failed crime ...

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