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The city’s police and federal officials took the first steps Tuesday in an uneasy partnership to reduce crime in what ...

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When President Donald Trump spoke of a murdered alumnus of his first administration, his press conference on Monday about ...

The Washington, DC police chief's apparent bewilderment over a very simple question from a reporter could have a simple explanation.

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WASHINGTON — After sources told WUSA9 Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith were blindsided by the president taking over D.C.'s police force on Monday, the two are now publicly showing ...

The U.S. attorney for D.C. said the issue is that those who commit violent crimes have no reason to fear law enforcement.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser sought to reassure residents in the nation's capital, adding that the National Guard deployment was unnecessary.

United States President Donald Trump’s decision to place DC police under direct federal control and deploy some 800 National ...