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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 ...
Mother of slain congressional intern praises Trump's Washington, DC crime crackdown
Mother of slain congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym praises Trump's efforts to address Washington, D.C. crime after ...
Trump asserts control of Washington DC police, will deploy National Guard in nation's capital
President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal ...
Police union chairman blames DC crime problem on ‘bad legislation’ from city council
DC Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton laid the blame for the crime in Washington, D.C., on the “radical activists” on ...
Top Democrats ripped on social media over 'bonkers' reactions to Trump's DC crime plan: 'Massive liar'
Former secretary of state was one of several top Democrats to be slammed on social media for opposing President Trump's plan ...
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen ...
Washington, DC, Facing $20 Million Security Funding Cut Despite Trump Complaints of Crime
A Metropolitan police vehicle remains parked on Georgia Ave and Princeton Pl NW after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an ...
Tracking DC’s violent crime decline
President Donald Trump cited pervasive crime as justification for federalizing police in the nation’s capital, but statistics ...