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DC AG Claims With Straight Face Youth Crime Is Under Control In His City

Washington, D. C. , Attorney General Brian Schwalb claimed Tuesday on CNN’s “The Arena With Kasie Hunt” that his office is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why DC locals are blaming federal officials for overwhelmed Washington court

The Trump administration’s takeover of law enforcement in Washington, D.C., has spurred criticism from local officials, one ...

MSNBC host reveals DC journalist privately shared concerns about crime while publicly denouncing Trump's plan

Joe Scarborough pointed out on "Morning Joe" contradictions between reporters' private safety concerns and public criticism ...

DC homeless will be given option of shelter or jail as part of Trump’s crime crackdown

While we are targeting criminals and trying to remove criminals off of the streets, we also want to make DC safe and ...

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 ...

DC police chief ripped for 'mind blowing' response to basic policing question: 'Yikes'

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith faces social media mockery after appearing confused by reporter's question about chain of command following Trump's federalization of department.