“Their presence is focused on supporting civil authorities and ensuring the safety of the community they serve.

Welcome to the first weekend of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on Washington, D.C., which, serious as it has been, is just a prelude — and things could quickly get much more intense.

Saying the troops will be armed and have the ability to conduct arrests if needed, Trump promised to “have the crime situation solved in D.C. very soon.”

A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a resolution after the Trump administration agreed to let Washington DC’s police chief remain in charge of her department.

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump's administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation's capit...

Despite D.C. police statistics showing violent crime has fallen over the past 2 years and a January report from the U.S. attorney’s office in D.C. finding that violent crime is at a 30-year low, the ...