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Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC ...

Man fatally shot in Washington, DC hours after Trump federalizes city's police department

Police in Washington, D.C. respond to fatal shooting on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in city's Logan Circle neighborhood, just ...

Trump admin rips George Washington University in DC as 'deliberately indifferent' to antisemitism

The Trump Justice Department found George Washington University in violation of federal civil rights law, citing an ...

Trump's D.C. police takeover could face crucial test in a month

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime.

Washington, DC is more dangerous than the capitals of many third-world countries, senator says

Ark., discusses how President Donald Trump can bring crime under control in Washington, D.C. on 'America's Newsroom.' ...

Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear ...

What is chain of command? MAGA slams Washington DC Metro's police chief Pamela Smith for not understanding question

As Donald Trump took over the control of Washington DC's police in an attempt to curb what the administration said a steep ...

What is redshirting? The controversy for parents' rights causes stir in Washington, DC.

DC Public Schools officials said schools will more strictly enforce a policy disallowing parents from delaying toddlers' ...