President’s crackdown in DC widens as he seeks greater power over authorities – key US politics stories from 13 August 2025

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.

This is a breaking news story.

President Donald Trump announced Monday his intentions to deploy federal law enforcement officials to clean up Washington, DC and further combat violent crime in the city.

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

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…

On the streets of Washington, people were concerned by the president’s plans – but others said it would improve safety

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

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps Monday toward federalizing Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps Monday toward federalizing Washington, D.C.

Trump’s depiction of ‘lawless’ city at odds with crime statistics while local officials say move illegal – key US politics stories from Monday 11 August

Although crime has fallen in the US capital, Donald Trump is framing it as a crackdown on lawlessness and echoing his hard-line immigration tactics.

Trump said the actions were necessary to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” Statistics, however, have shown crime rates are down in…

The US president deployed troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere

Trump sends National Guard to D.C. to take over police department, sparking tension with Mayor Bowser over crime rates.