August 22 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 down on crime in a Washington Post op-ed.
August 22 Trump announces Kennedy Center as FIFA World Cup draw venue while praising DC crime crackdown President Donald Trump lauded crime reduction efforts in Washington, D.C., as he announced that the Kennedy Center will serve as the venue for the World Cup draw later this year.
August 22 Hegseth authorizes 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in DC if necessary: US official Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized National Guard troops and airmen to carry weapons in D.C. if their mission requires it amid a Trump administration crackdown on crime.
August 22 Feds nab suspected MS-13 gangster, top 700 arrests in DC crackdown There were 40 new arrests in Washington, D.C., Thursday as a federal anti-crime operation reaches 719 total suspects, including a suspected MS-13 member.
August 22 Trump threatens full 'Federal takeover' in DC, accuses mayor of peddling 'inaccurate crime figures' President Donald Trump threatens "Federal takeover of" Washington D.C., claiming Mayor Muriel Bowser is disseminating false crime statistics
August 21 Sean Hannity: Trump's crime crackdown is yielding MASSIVE results Fox News host Sean Hannity touts the 'massive results' of President Donald Trump's crackdown on violent crime on 'Hannity.'
August 21 Social media erupts after illegal immigrant screams during viral DC arrest: 'What I voted for' A viral arrest video of an illegal immigrant charged with child sexual assault sparks divided social media reactions across the political spectrum.
August 21 JD Vance addresses heckling incident at DC Union Station before supporters in Georgia Vice President JD Vance calls for taking 'America's streets back' and reveals what he is 'most proud of' about President Donald Trump in front of his supporters in Georgia.
August 21 Trump administration assigns military attorneys to prosecute DC crimes amid federal crackdown Military lawyers have been deployed to handle misdemeanor prosecutions in D.C., while federal law enforcement has arrested 630 people in Trump's ongoing crime reduction initiative.
August 21 DC has murder-free week as AG Bondi touts 77 more arrests in federal takeover Federal law enforcement makes 77 arrests and seizes 10 guns in Washington, D.C., operation, with U.S. Marshals recovering missing child on Wednesday.