The statute does not require evidence or congressional approval — only a presidential declaration of emergency.

With a move to take over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., Trump also vows to clear away the homeless and pave the potholes.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking Section 740 of D.C.'s Home Rule Act, which deals with control of the ...

The deployment of National Guard troops by President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. raises questions across the nation.

DC mayor Muriel Bowser said that while the announcement by Donald Trump to federalize the Capitol police was “unsettling and unprecedented” she was “not totally surprised” by it.“My message to ...

Around 2 a.m., noisy revelers emerging from clubs and bars packed the sidewalks of U Street in Washington, many of them ...

Liberation Day” has arrived in Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump declares a crime emergency in the district and announces that the National Guard will soon ...

The White House increased the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington over the weekend, deploying 450 officers ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard across Washington and taking over the city’s police ...

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department.

President Donald Trump took a shot at Baltimore on Monday, calling Charm City “so far gone” on crime despite its recent ...