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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.

August 14

DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump federalized the city's police.

August 14

Trump authorized to control DC police indefinitely under House GOP proposal

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., plans to introduce a resolution to remove the 30-day limit on President Donald Trump's control of Washington D.C.'s police force and allow for indefinite federal oversight.

August 14

Trump's federal crime operation brings 100 arrests, 800 National Guard troops to Washington

Trump's federal crime task force makes 45 arrests overnight in Washington, D.C., while protests emerge against National Guard deployment and police takeover.

August 14

DC police announce major action on immigration enforcement after Trump's crime crackdown

DC police chief authorizes sharing information with immigration agencies during traffic stops but prohibits arrests based solely on federal immigration warrants.

August 14

DC shop owners speak out on juvenile crime after massive robbery

Sajib Uddula and Tamika Alston, the owners of a store that was robbed by juveniles, discusses Washington D.C.’s crime problem and more on ‘America Reports.’

August 14

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin, former MMA fighter, skips seat belts in DC over carjacking fears

GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma said he does not wear a seat belt while driving in Washington D.C. due to the possibility of being carjacked