The leader of the National Police Association says the federalization of police in Washington, D.C., came after local politicians failed to take control of a spike in youth violence.

Federal agents assigned to patrol Washington as part of the federal takeover of the U.S. capital are taking on duties that ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration as Washington’s “emergency police commissioner,” saying she is granting him the powers of the police chief amid ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a directive late on Thursday naming Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole as ...

President Donald Trump already has said he's eyeing an expansion of his law and order campaign to such cities as Baltimore ...

A man charged with a felony for hurling a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital ...

A Washington, D.C., man faces federal charges after throwing a sandwich at a CBP agent amid Trump's federal control of D.C.

Democratic mayors say they're successfully lowering crime, even as President Trump attacks their cities as dangerous and out ...

President Trump takes on crime in DC and negotiations with Russia. Plus, KCRW discusses whether presidential power can drive ...

District of Columbia National Guard soldiers patrol on the National Mall, Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Washington. The U.S.

Did President Donald Trump exaggerate the level of crime in DC? Perhaps. But the reality is that the crime rate is far above an acceptable level.