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Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

Trump’s rhetoric “paints a picture that crime is out of control, even when it is not true, then blames the policies of ...

CNN panel knocks national Democrats on 'tone-deaf' response to Trump DC crime plan

A CNN panel suggested on Monday that the response from national Democrats to President Donald Trump's plan to address crime ...

Fact checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim and assessing small boat crossings

While we wait for those figures, you can read our overnight fact-check on President Trump’s claim that crime in Washington DC ...

Live updates: Mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police and plan to make the city safer ‘unsettling’

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying ...

Trump's remarks on homelessness in DC spark concerns among homeless advocates

President Donald Trump vowed this week to rid Washington, D.C., of homeless encampments, though what those plans will look ...

As Trump intervenes in DC's crime crisis, another violent city's DA gets a challenger from inside the tent

Former Philadelphia Judge Patrick Dugan joins GOP ballot to run against incumbent DA Larry Krasner, citing failed crime ...

Do DC residents want Trump involved in local issues?

A new poll shows 71% of DC residents think President Trump is too involved in local issues. Harry Enten runs through the ...