In another move in the District of Columbia by President Donald Trump, he’s planning to ask Congress for $2 billion to improve conditions in Washington, D.C.

Offices gave various reasons for the pause, including “construction projects,” “extensive renovations” and “because of construction on the new White House ballroom.”

Metal tables and chairs along with yellow umbrellas decorate a paved over historic White House Rose Garden lawn on August 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. See the Rose Garden's new look amid Trump's White House makeover.

The New Jersey Democrat charged that Trump’s push to clean up DC and end sanctuary city policies “show us each and every day how much of a bigot he is.”

Nearly 70 arrests were made on Saturday night during Trump's ongoing cleanup operation in Washington D.C., with charges including assault and weapon possession.

President Trump is expected to leave the White House on Thursday to thank troops and D.C. law enforcement on patrol, a White House official said.

The VP dismissed the demonstrators as ‘old, primarily white people’ who have ‘never felt danger in their entire lives.’

President Donald Trump deployed additional federal law enforcement agents to Washington, D.C., this week as part of a crime crackdown initiative backed by a March executive order.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With National Guard troops in the streets and federal agents at the door of his former adviser, President Donald Trump spent a heavy dose of his Friday channeling his inner tourist and reliving his bygone days as a sports team owner and construction mogul.

News' cameras watched D.C. police cruisers clear traffic on Independence Avenue Tuesday for a convoy of National Guard vehicles.