In the first week after Trump’s DC police takeover, the city saw a moderate drop in reported crime — and a far larger surge in arrests of immigrants, a CNN analysis found.

Trump and his team - who paved over the Rose Garden - have new pitch for DC residents under takeover: Fresh grass! President Donald Trump’s team, which notoriously paved over Rose Garden in the White House, is making a new pitch to Washington, D.C., residents about his takeover of the nation’s capital: fresh grass.

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.

The Pentagon said Friday that National Guard members deployed in Washington, D.C. will soon be carrying service-issued weapons while supporting law enforcement efforts in the city. An official

WASHINGTON — Bringing prominent White House support to the streets of Washington, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday visited with National Guard troops at the city’s main train station as protesters chanted “free D.C.” — the latest tense interlude from President Donald Trump’s crackdown in the nation’s capital.

The New Jersey Democrat charged that Trump’s push to clean up DC and end sanctuary city policies “show us each and every day how much of a bigot he is.”

In a post on X, the White House shared that Washington DC’s murder rate at 27.54 per 1,00,000 people is one of the highest globally.

Trump reveals discussions about White House management of Washington DC while also suggesting federal intervention in New York's mayoral race.

Nearly 70 arrests were made on Saturday night during Trump's ongoing cleanup operation in Washington D.C., with charges including assault and weapon possession.