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Capitol Hill prepares for high-stakes battle over Trump crime package, DC police authority

Senate Republicans are gearing up for the White House to send a D.C. Security Fund package, while Senate Democrats blast ...

Trump Rails About Youth Crime, a Focus of D.C. Leaders for Decades

Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings ...

‘Cut to the bone’: As juvenile crime rises, violence prevention programs for traumatized kids teeter

Cuyahoga County was one of the first to launch the Defending Childhood Initiative (DCI) to help children recover from ...

As Democrats try to defend cities from Trump, have they learned their lesson on crime?

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

Crime ‘hot spots’ targeted, encampments cleared, as feds expand D.C. push

President Trump’s federal takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital is ramping up, as Trump promise to “have the ...

Trump Paints a Picture of D.C. as a Crime-Ridden Hell-Hole. Here Are the Facts

Trump's justification for sending in the National Guard is that crime is spiraling out of control. The opposite is true.

Federal agents in Trump's crime crackdown set up checkpoint in popular D.C. nightlife area

The increased law enforcement presence drew a crowd of protesters a day after the National Guard was deployed on city streets ...

Scarborough to Democrats: Stop Quoting Crime Statistics, 91% Of DC Residents Say Crime Was A Serious Problem

Joe Scarborough criticizes Democrats for fumbling the issue of crime, even as Trump uses the National Guard in Washington, ...