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The Trump administration is preparing to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters.

President Donald Trump is set to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Monday from the White House on efforts to crack down on crime in Washington D.C.

Trump in a social media post on Sunday declared that "the Homeless" in Washington, D.C., will "have to move out."

Mayor Muriel Bowser opposes the federal plan to send over 500 law enforcement officials to tackle crime and homelessness in Washington.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he was placing Washington D.C.'s police department under federal control and deploying 800 National...

Donald Trump ha annunciato lo schieramento della Guardia Nazionale a Washington. (ANSA)

Donald Trump ha annunciato lo schieramento della Guardia Nazionale a Washington. (ANSA)

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he was putting Washington D.C.'s police department under federal control and ordering the National...

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'Salverò la capitale dal crimine e dallo squallore, subito 800 agenti' (ANSA)

"Salverò la capitale degli Stati Uniti dal crimine e dallo squallore": il presidente degli Usa Donald Trump ha annunciato così lo sc...

Trump speech today: Trump declares ‘liberation day’ for Washington DC

President claims US capital ‘overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals … and homeless people’

President Donald Trump announced at a press conference Monday the federal government will take over Washington, D.C., including calling out the National Guard.

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department…

The president also takes control of the city's police force, as the mayor rejects his claims of a crime wave.

President Trump painted a dark picture of crime in the nation's capitol as he uses his executive authority to seize the city's police force

Trump takes control of police, deploys National Guard in a move DC-rights activist calls ‘just authoritarianism’.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police department, an…

Though the Trump administration claims violence in the capital is getting worse, police statistics show violent crime has been declining.