In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed federal agents and troops to the district, the city saw a moderate drop in reported ...

You can get in touch with Kate by emailing k.plummer@newsweek.com, or by following her on X at @kateeplummer. Washington, D.C. has had three periods in 2025 where there were no murders for more than a ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to combat crime in Washington, DC, with more federal force has led to a deluge of cases flooding already maxed-out courts in the city. The DC US attorney’s office, led by ...

A man was fatally shot in the early morning hours Tuesday in Southeast D.C. The killing ends a 12-day homicide-free streak during Trump’s federal crackdown. Police have made over 1,000 arrests and ...

WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched an investigation Monday into “disturbing allegations” that Washington, DC officials have tampered with the District’s crime data to make the nation’s capital ...

Washington, D.C. has had three periods in 2025 where there were no murders for more than a week, despite claims by President Donald Trump suggesting otherwise—as of Monday evening, the capital had not ...