Aug 25 National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles By Jonathan J. Cooper, Leah Askarinam, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press "I think Chicago will be our next," Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday, adding, "And then we'll help with New York."… Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump speaks with police and troops patrolling Washington, DC By Chris Megerian, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Trump has claimed that a crime crisis required his Republican administration’s intervention in the Democratic-led city this month, brushing aside statistics that showed the problem was already waning. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Vance, Miller criticize protesters while visiting National Guard troops at DC’s Union Station By Lindsay Whitehurst, Matt Brown, Chris Megerian, Associated Press “We appreciate everything you’re doing," Vance said as he presented burgers to the troops. Citing the protesters whose shouts echoed through the station, Vance said “they appear to hate the idea that Americans can enjoy their communities.”… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:49 A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders offer competing claims By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura President Trump paints the nation’s capital as a city beset by crime and called in National Guard troops. D.C. leaders contend there is no crisis, pointing to crime rates at 30-year lows. But Charles Lehman of the conservative Manhattan Institute… Continue watching
Aug 19 Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods By Matt Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Associated Press The Republican president declared a crisis in the Democratic-controlled city, despite declining crime statistics, and took control of the police department for 30 days. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:10 How D.C. residents feel about crime and the federal takeover of their city By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson, Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins Residents of Washington, D.C., are still adapting to life under federal control after President Trump seized authority over the city’s police force and deployed the National Guard. Nearly 400 people have been arrested and hundreds more troops from West Virginia,… Continue watching
Aug 16 West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request By Matt Brown, Mike Pesoli, Associated Press Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Trump’s D.C. takeover reflects efforts to expand his authority, attorney says By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz City officials in Washington are declaring victory after they say the Trump administration backed away from a plan to appoint the nation's DEA chief as an “emergency police commissioner,” a move they call an unprecedented federal power grab. It comes… Continue watching
Aug 15 WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser and AG Schwalb hold briefing on bid to reverse Trump’s takeover By Lindsay Whitehurst, Stephen Groves, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes indicated the law likely doesn’t allow the Trump administration power to fully take over city police, but it probably does give the president more power than the city might like. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:36 Trump’s D.C. takeover escalates with surge in arrests and homeless encampments cleared By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Eliot Barnhart, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C. is escalating with arrests at high-profile locations and homeless encampments torn down. Protests also erupted in the streets after the White House said federal agents would patrol around the clock. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching