President Donald Trump’s administration is walking back its effort to name the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as D.C.’s “emergency police commissioner,” D.C. Attorney Brian Schwalb said ...

DC Councilman Zachary Parker slams President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s Capital and tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer why some parents are “fearful” ahead of the start of the new ...

Protesters gathered in Northwest D.C. on Friday afternoon in response to President Donald Trump’s latest move to ramp up his federal takeover of the city’s law enforcement. Demonstrators pushed back ...

President Trump on Monday escalated his efforts to tackle crime in the nation’s capital with a new executive order aimed at ending cashless bail policies in Washington, D.C. “Cashless bail, we’re ...

D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi over what he called an unlawful federal takeover of the city’s police force. A court agreement Friday keeps ...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, due to escalating violence and drug trafficking, particularly driven by fentanyl. The declaration ...

Nearly 70 people were arrested in Washington, D.C. on Saturday night, as President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime continues. The White House shared the arrest numbers with Fox News on Sunday. A ...

Activists with Free DC work on a banner as they gather outside Washington Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — President Donald Trump is escalating his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, signing two new executive orders that further expand federal control over public safety in the ...

At the center of President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.’s policing stands a familiar face: Jeanine Pirro. Once a regular fixture on "The Five," Pirro is now wielding federal power as ...

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