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August 15

Top Trump official vows to end 'cycle of government dependency' in homeless crackdown

Housing Secretary Scott Turner supports Washington, D.C., federal takeover to address homelessness through self-sufficiency tools rather than government handouts amid crime concerns.

August 15

AG showdown: DC attorney general rejects US Attorney General Pam Bondi order as 'unlawful'

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb declared that in his view, an order issued by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi "is unlawful"

August 15

DC’s soft-on-crime leaders let teens run wild, opened door for Trump takeover: police group

The leader of the National Police Association says the federalization of police in Washington, D.C., came after local politicians failed to take control of a spike in youth violence.

August 15

AG Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an order rescinding sanctuary city policies in Washington, D.C. and naming an "emergency police commissioner."

August 14

‘Defend the Homeland’: DHS unveils striking new ICE fleet to boost recruitment, visibility

DHS unveiled a fleet of newly branded ICE vehicles in Washington, D.C., as part of a recruitment push during heightened federal law enforcement activity.

August 14

Sean Hannity: Democrats have picked the wrong side of an issue once again

Fox News host Sean Hannity calls out protesters of the Trump's administration's crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C. as 'detached from reality' on 'Hannity.'

August 14

WATCH: National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC's Union Station amid police takeover

National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union Station, on the subway, and other places.

August 14

Capitol Hill prepares for high-stakes battle over Trump crime package, DC police authority

Senate Republicans are gearing up for the White House to send a D.C. Security Fund package, while Senate Democrats blast President Donald Trump's attempts to solidify his grip on Washington as a "power grab."

August 14

All eyes on Washington, and naught but deafening silence from the District's loudest defender

Once a fiery, unyielding voice for the nation's capital, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., is now largely silent as Washington faces its gravest self-rule test in decades.

August 14

DC shop owners alarmed by ‘out of control’ youth crime as Trump deploys National Guard

President Trump takes emergency control of D.C. police and deploys National Guard amid rising concerns over juvenile crime from local business owners.