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800 National Guard personnel mobilised for DC mission: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilised, the Pentagon said on Thursday (Aug 14).

BBC on MSN · 1d

National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects 'authoritarian push'

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has denied crime is out of control in her city, described the troop deployment as an "authoritarian push". Trump, a Republican, has also threatened similar deployments against New York and Chicago, two other Democratic-controlled cities.

CBS News · 9h

Washington D.C. residents protest deployment of National Guard

Some people in Washington, D.C., took to the streets Wednesday night to protest President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and federal takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.

Federal agents will patrol Washington 24/7

BBC on MSN · 2h

Man arrested after sandwich thrown at federal agent in Washington DC

Sean Dunn was fired from the Department of Justice after video appeared to show him hurling a deli sandwich at an officer.

Associated Press · 12h

Live updates: Federal agents will patrol Washington 24/7

Law enforcement presence in Washington, D.C., has intensified following President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the city’s police department.

Newsweek on MSN · 16h

Federal agents set up checkpoint on streets of DC amid Trump crackdown

President Donald Trump announced he was temporarily placing the police department in the capital under federal control.

Trump promises to make DC crime-free

USA TODAY on MSN · 4m

DC's highest crime neighborhoods have yet to see Trump crackdown

There was little sign of President Trump's deployment of troops and federal agents in some of Washington, DC's most crime-ridden neighborhoods.

Yahoo · 1d

Trump: Calls to make Washington DC a state are unacceptable

Donald Trump has said calls from Democrats for Washington DC to become a state are “ridiculous” and “unacceptable”.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3h

Trump says ‘phony’ DC crime statistics are being investigated

President Donald Trump pledged Thursday that “phony” Washington crime data would be investigated amid his federal takeover of the local police. “They are under investigation right now,” Trump said from the Oval Office.

Mayor Bowser walks a fine line

The Associated Press on MSN · 18m

DC Mayor Bowser walks delicate line with Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position

This time around, Bowser took a different tact from the start. She flew to Florida to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after he won the election and has worked to avoid conflict and downplay points of contention, including tearing up the “Black Lives Matter” letters after he returned to Washington in response to pressure from Republicans in Congress.

AOL · 54m

Mayor Bowser Skips Town For Martha’s Vineyard While Trump Cleans Up DC

Democratic Washington, D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has left the district for Martha’s Vineyard as President Donald Trump deploys the National Guard to restore law and order in the nation’s capital, Scripps News reported.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

D.C. Mayor Bowser walks tightrope with Trump as federal agents descend

The morning after National Guard troops appeared on the streets of the District on Tuesday night, D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said that the federal surge could “help me do the things I need to do” to reduce crime and build on a federal partnership.

Trump, DC

NPR · 3h

What Trump’s DC Takeover Means For The Capital And Beyond

President Donald Trump has taken over Washington D.C.’s police force and deployed the National Guard in the capital.The president took over the city’s police department for 30 days, and says he wants Congress to grant him “long-term” control of the force.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 22h

Trump claims DC is under federal control ‘where it belongs’

President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington, D.C., is under federal control “where it belongs” after he federalized the city’s police force. Trump has leveraged his power over the capital city to clean up crime and homeless encampments in recent days.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

National Guard sighted in D.C. following Trump’s police takeover

A demonstrator hands out signs demanding D.C. statehood during a protest in the District last year. (Astrid Riecken/For The Washington Post) This live coverage has ended. The D.C. National Guard has deployed in D.

Just The News26m

ICE unveils new vehicles in Washington DC that includes agency's name on it

The new vehicles are dark blue with “ICE” sprawled in large, yellow letters on the side of the cars, along with the phrase ...

37mon MSN

As federal activity takes root in DC, police chief orders more cooperation with immigration agents

The D.C., police chief ordered more cooperation between her officers and federal immigration officials as Presi ...

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President Trump targets Washington DC's 'old, tired, exhausted' grass amid takeover

Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C.

13hon MSN

Washington, DC crime reporter turned victim speaks out, says Trump recognizes ‘major issue’ impacting lives

Washington Examiner journalist Anna Giaritelli shares how a 2020 sexual assault in Washington, D.C., changed her life and career after her attacker was repeatedly released.

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Major Airline Announces Temporary Stop on Direct Flights From Delhi to Washington DC

Passengers looking to fly directly from Delhi, India to the U.S. Capitol will want to book a flight with an airline aside ...

12hon MSN

DC residents and tourists to wake up to more troops deployed along the National Mall

Trump's plan to address crime in D.C. calls for deploying National Guard troops along the National Mall overnight Wednesday ...

1hon MSN

All eyes on Washington, and naught but deafening silence from the District's loudest defender

Once a fiery, unyielding voice for the nation's capital, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., is now largely silent as Washington faces its gravest self-rule test in decades.

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