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DC arrests surpass 1,000 as Trump-backed crackdown enters 12th homicide-free day

Arrests under President Trump’s federal crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., have surpassed 1,000 as the nation’s capital marked its 12th consecutive day without a homicide, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Monday.

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Trump thanks police and troops as DC crackdown on crime and immigration intensifies

With more National Guard troops expected to be deployed in Washington as part of President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown, parts of the city have started to look like occupied territory.

CNN on MSN · 8h

Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump delivered a barrage of false claims about crime in Washington, DC, during a series of Monday comments defending his takeover of the police force and deployment of the National Guard in the nation’s capital.

Some National Guard troops in DC now armed

ABC News · 8h

National Guard troops in DC are now armed, defense official says

Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said, “There’s no basis, no authority for Donald Trump to potentially try to drop federal troops into the city of Chicago.”

CNN on MSN · 1d

National Guard troops in Washington, DC, begin carrying weapons

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force carrying out the mission told CNN.

The New York Times · 9h

Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement

An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each state and seeks civilian volunteers to assist federal agents in Washington.

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Trump signs orders cracking down on cashless bail, slapping federal charges on DC suspects

President Trump signed executive orders Monday pushing cities across the country to end cashless bail for criminal suspects — ...

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What would it mean to get rid of cashless bail in DC?

The ACLU of DC says that getting rid of cashless bail would be hard on DC Jail and disproportionately affect Black residents.

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Judge Warns Of 'Lawlessness' In Trump's DC Policing Takeover

In dismissing a gun case due to an illegal search, the judge declared that “lawlessness cannot come from the government.” ...

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House GOPers probing ‘disturbing allegations’ that DC officials ‘manipulated’ crime data

WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched an investigation Monday into “disturbing allegations” that Washington, DC officials ...

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DC students head back to school amid Trump's law enforcement surge

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said students in the capital will not be aided by the presence of National Guard troops ...

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Five years after a tragic DC 911 misfire, America’s emergency dispatch systems are still overwhelmed and underfunded

In Lemhi County, Idaho, for example, if the sole dispatch center goes down, 911 calls go unanswered. The roughly 8,000 ...

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'Leave our kids alone': Schools reopen in DC with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

Public schools reopened Monday in the nation’s tense capital with parents on edge over the presence in their midst of ...

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