Tag Archives: Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump’s ongoing deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion through January 2029, according to estimates provided during the Senate confirmation process for the Pentagon’s prospective chief financial officer. The projection came from Jules Hurst III, Trump’s nominee to …

Washington, D.C., City Council member Janeese Lewis George has won the Democratic primary for mayor, NBC News projected Thursday, positioning the democratic socialist as the overwhelming favorite to lead the nation’s capital and potentially spar with President Donald Trump over the city’s governance. With roughly three-fourths of the expected vote …

A federal appeals court Thursday paused a lower court’s order to remove the National Guard from the streets of Washington, D.C., eight days after two members were attacked in broad daylight in the district. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted the Trump …

The Trump administration on Friday abruptly paused all asylum decisions nationwide, escalating its response to the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House earlier this week and signaling a sweeping crackdown on migration amid rising political tensions over national security. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Joseph …

President Donald Trump said Thursday that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot near the White House had died, using the moment to escalate criticism of the Afghan evacuee program that brought the suspect to the United States. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died hours after the shooting, …

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, ending a 12-year run as the city’s chief executive and setting up an open race to lead the nation’s capital through a period of political tension and economic uncertainty. Bowser, 52, told NBC-4 Washington …

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to halt its ongoing deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, ruling that President Donald Trump’s months-long military mission unlawfully encroaches on Washington, D.C.’s authority to direct its own law-enforcement operations. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded …

The Washington, D.C., National Guard will remain deployed in the nation’s capital through at least the end of February under new orders from the Trump administration, according to documents reviewed by The Associated Press. The formal order, dated Nov. 4, extends an earlier August 11 directive and authorizes Guard members …

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel claimed victory Wednesday in what they said was a months-long surge of law enforcement in major cities and pledged to continue sending federal authorities to address violent crime in U.S. cities. The FBI arrested more than 8,700 suspects during an initiative Trump …

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser faced a skeptical House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday, as she sought to highlight progress on public safety and defend the District’s autonomy amid escalating Republican intervention. Bowser, appearing with D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb, said violent crime …

Washington, D.C., Police Chief Pamela Smith is once again the city’s top law enforcement official after the Trump administration abruptly rescinded a sweeping order that had stripped her of authority less than 24 hours earlier. The reversal came Friday as part of an agreement between the Department of Justice and …

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a federal lawsuit Friday seeking to block the Trump administration’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department, arguing the move violates D.C.’s limited self-governance rights under the Home Rule Act. The legal challenge targets both President Donald Trump’s Monday order placing the city’s …

Local leaders and advocates Thursday said that President Donald Trump’s decision to seize the District of Columbia’s 3,400-member police force and deploy 800 National Guard members is a continuation of his administration’s immigration crackdown. Since the president’s decision Monday to invoke the district’s Home Rule Act, checkpoints are being set up …

A now-former Justice Department employee has been charged with felony assault after authorities say he threw a Subway sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., during a heated confrontation near a busy nightlife district. Sean Charles Dunn, who worked in the criminal division’s international affairs …

The Trump administration on Tuesday advanced its unprecedented federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force, convening top federal and city leaders to coordinate crime-fighting efforts as hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents move into the city. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith met with Attorney General …