President Donald Trump announced Monday his plan to activate hundreds of National Guard troops and federalize the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department to address violent crime in the nation ...

Trump is invoking section 740, of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, that places the DC Metropolitan police Department under direct federal control.

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

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

President Takes Direct Control of D.C. Police, Citing Crime Statistics and Vowing to End 'Squalor' In a major announcement ...