US president Donald Trump said yesterday he is taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials ...

On the pretext of a “crime wave” in the city, Trump’s latest “big lie,” he is putting the US capital under military rule.

In his first term, President Donald Trump spun alternative realities. In his second, he’s making everyone live in them.

FBI Director Kash Patel spoke to agents as the Trump administration places D.C. Metropolitan Police under federal control and ...

Section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows for the president to take over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for 48 hours, with possible extensions to 30 days, during times of emergencies. No ...