Trump fulfills campaign promise by federalizing D.C. with 30-day emergency control, cracking down on crime in the nation's capital.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Saturday that he is deploying members of the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C., in support of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up a military presence in the nation’s capital.

President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and putting the city's police department under federal control, an extraordinary assertion of presidential power in the nation's capital.

Washington, D.C., residents had mixed reactions to President Trump's plan to federalize the nation's capital, as some called it a "terrible idea" and others said they support it.

President Donald Trump directly controls DC's police and National Guard because of the federal enclave's unique status, experts say.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is the Democratic challenger to one of America's most at-risk GOP governors. He joins The Weekend as his state is reportedly among those threatening to deploy the National Guard for immigration enforcement amid Trump’s takeover in Washington,

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb are forcefully rejecting U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s late-night order attempting to sideline the local D.C. police chief, calling it unlawful and beyond federal authority.

Back in early spring, Trump’s efforts upended the U.S. Institute of Peace, among other institutions and departments. On Thursday, authorities brought in an earth mover to clear out an encampment within sight of that hollowed-out institute’s handsome Constitution Avenue headquarters.