Democrats in Congress denounced the 30-day mobilization inside the capital, which Trump previewed during the 2024 election, as an “unjustified power grab” and vowed to block an extension. The city’s elected attorney general called it an “unlawful” abuse of emergency powers to lower crime rates that the administration itself said had fallen.

The hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" discussed Tuesday President Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. this week.

Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and deploy National Guard troops to return order.

President Donald Trump isn’t just cleaning up crime in Washington, D.C., he’s been cracking down on homeless encampments as well. According to a report by the New […]

A CNN panel suggested on Monday that the response from national Democrats to President Donald Trump's plan to address crime in Washington, D.C. might come across as tone-deaf.

Some Senate Democrats, itching for a major showdown with Republicans, are advocating for their party to filibuster their way into a government shutdown this fall. Democratic Connecticut Sen.

With federal and local officers on D.C.’s streets, here’s what to know about what law enforcement agencies can legally order you to do — and what they can’t.