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White House touts D.C. crackdown; no timeline on National Guard deployment

The D.C. Police Union has calculated major decreases in crimes since “Liberation Day,” including 83% drops in carjackings, 46 ...

White House says many arrests are being made in DC’s Wards 7 and 8

The White House is pushing back against criticism that the federal takeover of D.C.’s police department is not focusing on ...
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Trump's control of D.C. police is limited. Its National Guard is a different story

President Trump needs Congress' permission to use D.C.'s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its ...

National Guard members in D.C. "may be armed" but won't be making arrests, White House says

Three states are deploying hundreds more National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the Trump ...

SCOOP: White House touts guns and drug haul removed from DC streets as Trump’s crime blitz nets 550 arrests

Law enforcement officials in Washington, D.C., have arrested more than 550 individuals since Aug. 7, when President Donald Trump's crime crackdown began ahead of him federalizing the city.

National Guard presence strengthens as White House oversees crime crackdown efforts in DC

News' cameras watched D.C. police cruisers clear traffic on Independence Avenue Tuesday for a convoy of National Guard ...