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President Donald Trump pledged to move homeless people from Washington. What we know and don’t know about his plans

President Donald Trump says homeless people in the nation’s capital will be moved far from the city as part of his federal ...

Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear ...

Canadian approval of Washington crashes under Trump

Disapproval of American leadership hit its highest point since Trump’s first term, amid a rocky U.S.-Canada relationship.

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard

The president said he was declaring a public safety emergency and his administration would be removing homeless encampments.

Can Trump take control of Washington to fight the city's crime?

The Democratic mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, has authority over the city's Metropolitan Police Department. But a ...

President Trump targets Washington DC's 'old, tired, exhausted' grass amid takeover

Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C.

Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even ...

CNN’s effort to ridicule Trump as Washington’s Batman backfires as social media hails 'cool' comparison

CNN host Abby Phillip's comparison of President Trump to Batman during criticism of his D.C. police federalization plan ...

Trump's 'safe and beautiful' move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

People being forced from their makeshift living quarters in Washington spoke to The Associated Press about feeling persecuted ...