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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 ...

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 ...

Trump admin live updates: National Guard troops arriving in DC

National Guard troops are arriving in Washington after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that 800 National Guard ...

Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say

Trump has long focused on crime and cleanliness in DC and other cities, sparring periodically with Democratic mayors during ...

National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC on Trump's orders

Trump says he is taking also control of the city's police force as he pledges to crack down on crime and homelessness.

If DC was a state, it would have the highest murder rate in the country, former top AG says

Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr ridicules criticism of President Donald Trump's actions to fight crime as 'completely ...

Trump's Rhetoric About DC Echoes a History of Racist Narratives About Urban Crime

President Donald Trump's rhetoric in his federal takeover of Washington police echoes that of conservative politicians going ...

‘Move Out, Immediately:' Trump's vision for ridding DC streets of homeless

“We’re going to be removing homeless encampments from beautiful parks, which now, a lot of people can’t walk on,” Trump told ...

US Attorney for DC Jeanine Pirro says she does not 'need any more statistics' on crime

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro speaks out about those shot and killed in the nation's capital and the city's juvenile ...