The president has more power over the nation’s capital than other cities, but D.C. has elected its mayor and city council since the Home Rule Act was signed in 1973.

City leaders are obliged to cooperate with the president’s order but have bristled at the scope of his takeover.

President Donald Trump isn’t just cleaning up crime in Washington, D.C., he’s been cracking down on homeless encampments as well. According to a report by the New […] ...

Crime on the streets of Washington, D.C., has become practically apocalyptic, to the point that President Donald Trump has been forced to take control of the city’s law enforcement operations and ...

This is why, for decades, Democrats have settled to leave D.C. voters without direct representation in Congress. They decided ...

Remember "I alone can fix it"? President Donald Trump, who made that laughable statement in his 2016 convention acceptance speech, is now testing the theory in Washington.

Washington, D.C.’s attorney general calls administration’s actions ‘gravest threat’ to district’s self-governance ...

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy. The right sees it as a bold move to break through the crust ...

DA Larry Krasner challenges Trump's federal law enforcement control after DC takeover, as retired judge switches parties to run against him in November election ...

The Trump administration on Friday agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department. That came ...

Texas redistricting fight nears conclusion{beacon}President Trump made new demands for peace between Russia and Ukraine as he touched down in Alaska at 2:20 p.m. Eastern on Friday for a ...

Then-Sen. Joe Biden described avoiding red traffic signals in Washington, D.C., due to carjackers while advocating for his crime bill on the Senate floor.