President Donald Trump has said he will deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington DC and is taking control of its police department to fight crime. At a press conference, he declared ...

Hundreds of federal police officers and National Guard troops are expected to remain in the city, and it is unclear how much ...

• DC crackdown: President Donald Trump announced he is placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying ...

A provision of DC's 1973 Home Rule Act allows a president to take control of the police department during an emergency. Trump is the first to do so. Because of DC's unique status as the seat of ...

Behind a bright red banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION” in English and Spanish, protesters marched over two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza near the White House to rail against the ...

WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia National Guard's involvement in the Army's 250th Birthday Celebration highlights the unique command structure that sets it apart from all other National Guard ...