If the aggressive show of force had a deterrent effect on crime, it appears to have deterred some entirely normal aspects of city life, too.
Thousands of armed troops are deployed as part of President Trump’s crime crackdown. So far, it has been a lot of beautification projects and assisting the local police.
At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.
The president’s authority to make demands of local police expires on Wednesday night, but the most visible federal interventions in the city will remain for now.
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Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working.
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President Trump said that offenses that happen at home should not undermine his record of crime reduction in Washington.
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A month after President Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., here’s how the city’s residents say their lives have changed.
Los persistentes rechazos sugieren que los jurados de acusación podrían estar hartos de que los fiscales busquen cargos severos en un entorno altamente politizado.
The persistent rejections suggest that the grand jurors may have had enough of prosecutors seeking harsh charges in a highly politicized environment.
El mandatario está explotando un problema del sistema legal estadounidense para ampliar el poder presidencial.
At an arraignment on Thursday, Elias Rodriguez faced federal hate crime and other charges that could result in the death penalty.
He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.
In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.
The court said the commissioner, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, had been illegally terminated “without cause.”
As a longtime correspondent for CBS News Radio, he kept meticulous records of presidential activities, from vacation days to teleprompter use.
If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.
Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.
Ending cash bail works. Trump wants to bring it back everywhere anyway.
Los abogados argumentaron que el gobierno había violado el derecho de los niños al debido proceso e ignorado las protecciones especiales para menores que cruzan solos la frontera.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, also deflected criticism of a case in which her office was unable to obtain an indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent.
The ruling came hours after some shelters were directed to prepare children to be sent back to Guatemala. A hearing was scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
As an emblem of resistance to Trump administration policies, the ineffectualness of a floppy sandwich is distressingly apt.
It’s an unreal spectacle.
Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, has enjoyed rare access and promotion from the Trump administration.
Democrats once had a chance to blunt a couple of the moves President Trump is making now, on redistricting and the takeover of the police force in Washington, D.C.
The NextGen high-speed trains feel more like those in China, Japan or France. But topping out at 160 m.p.h., they’re still relatively slow.
Weather Service employees help air traffic controllers keep planes away from severe weather. Fewer than half of the country’s control centers are fully staffed, a government report says.
The extraordinary pushback in at least three separate cases comes as President Trump has flooded the streets with National Guard troops and federal agents.
Crime has fallen since federal agents started policing the streets of Washington in large numbers. Court records show that they have been involved in about a third of arrests that resulted in prosecution, many of them for minor offenses.
The order, which affects buildings like federal courthouses and agency headquarters, encourages classical styles rather than modernist aesthetics.
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The deployment of federal agents and National Guard troops has caused some Black parents to return to the days of “the talk” about policing that they had hoped was no longer needed to keep their children safe.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that his department, which owns Union Station, will assume control of the train hub from the nonprofit that has been controlling it.
The White House is not the president’s property. Neither is Smithsonian. Or Washington itself.
It is unclear how Mr. Trump would carry out his directive. The Supreme Court ruled that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional nearly half a century ago.
Stephen Nakagawa, exbailarín del Ballet de Washington, escribió una carta al director del centro artístico quejándose de las “ideologías radicales de izquierda en el ballet”.
The Diplomatic Security Service traditionally focused on protecting diplomats, helping secure overseas missions and managing background checks. Now it is doing beat-cop work.
President Trump, citing crime, has sent troops to patrol Washington and said other Democratic-leaning cities could be next. He has not suggested intervening in states run by Republicans.
President Trump is using crime as a political weapon, proclaiming quick-fix solutions to deeply rooted challenges in cities led by Democrats.
Stephen Nakagawa, a former dancer with the Washington Ballet, wrote a letter to the leader of the arts center complaining about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet.”
It is highly unusual for prosecutors to fail even once to obtain an indictment from a grand jury given the way the process is stacked in favor of the government.
The president ordered the federal transportation and housing departments to examine whether city officials and some landlords are following public safety rules.
An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each state and seeks civilian volunteers to assist federal agents in Washington.
A G.O.P. request for information and interviews comes amid Trump administration claims that crime in the capital is worse than it appears.
The president has long railed against cashless bail, but studies have not backed up his claims that changes in bail laws lead to an increase in crime.
El domingo había más de 2200 soldados desplegados en Washington, D. C., dijo un portavoz de la Guardia.
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More than 2,200 troops were deployed in Washington as of Sunday, a Guard spokesman said.
A single afternoon in court illustrated the new ways in which laws are being enforced after President Trump’s takeover of the city’s police.
President Trump said he was considering sending troops to cities like Chicago, New York and Baltimore. State and local leaders say they have crime under control.
In its campaign of “uprooting the foot soldiers,” the Trump Justice Department has fired or demoted more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors, even as those they sent to prison walk free.
The president could learn a lesson from the sisters of Nativity.
With the deployment of the National Guard, owners say business is down drastically.
The order expanded a previous one in April that barred the Trump administration from withholding federal funding to 16 cities and counties over their local laws.
The president’s attacks on the Smithsonian Institution and other museums have become an effort to redefine why such places exist.
President Trump wants to use Washington as a template to target crime in cities around the country.
The president of the arts center cited the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” as the type of programming that could be more broadly appealing to audiences.
It remains unclear whether the National Guard soldiers will be armed as they walk through the city.
The historically Black university has faced the possibility of a Trump administration budget cut, and students were outraged over billing troubles.
Times journalists reviewed hundreds of images and videos of law enforcement agents to determine what they have been doing on the ground.
Using the full power of the federal government, President Trump has promoted a vision of America that challenges the legitimacy of the Black experience.
President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, visited National Guard members at Union Station and were met with jeers by people in transit.
Even as the president is putting on a show, he’s also doing everything he can to reach his ultimate aim.
The number of troops in the city is expected to grow. But Army officials appear to be trying to keep them on the sidelines of President Trump’s mission.
The same U.S. attorney’s office that praised a drop in crime in the capital in April has begun an investigation into the Police Department resisting President Trump’s takeover.
Almost six months after a stormy encounter with President Trump, the Ukrainian president returned for high-stakes talks bringing allies and a new approach.
President Trump has latched on to concerns about crime, as liberals point to its decline. The politics often flip when it comes to mass shootings.
Los migrantes que viven y trabajan en la ciudad dicen que quieren que se reduzca la delincuencia violenta, pero temen que los esfuerzos de ICE puedan empeorar la situación.
Crime is tricky territory for Democrats and President Trump knows it.
Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina have also deployed the Guard to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on the city.
Immigrants who live and work in the city say they want violent crime lowered but fear that ICE efforts could make it worse.
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Some on the street have been forced to move, while others are fearful they could be next. Many face an even more uncertain future.
Democrats see the federal takeover of Washington as a way for President Trump to stoke fear for political gain. But they are mindful that issues of public safety continue to resonate with their own supporters.
The nation’s most trusted institution must not be reduced to a political tool.
At Fort Dupont Park, thousands gathered to honor a local music legend, creating a brief refuge from the conflict.
A largely peaceful march filled downtown Washington with chants and whistles.
As the U.S. attorney in Washington, Jeanine Pirro is a central player in a clash that could define her legacy: the president’s takeover of local law enforcement.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state would send 300 to 400 troops to Washington to support Mr. Trump’s “initiative to restore cleanliness and safety” to the city.
It was the first such action by the Guard since its deployment in Washington.
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Se ha ofrecido una importante recompensa por ayudar a detener a Jimmy Cherizier, líder de una banda conocido como ‘Barbecue’. Los expertos dudan de que sirva de algo.
A major bounty has been offered for help apprehending Jimmy Cherizier, a gang leader known as “Barbecue.” Experts have doubts about whether it will make any difference.
The president might have found allies in Southeast Washington, where violent crime has long vexed residents. But when he described the city as “disgusting,” with “roving mobs,” his remarks left those looking for help cold.
A warm and muggy Friday night seemed to have a typical ballgame atmosphere in Washington.
The administration’s grip on the city has only tightened as the week has worn on, while pushback has begun to intensify.
After a federal judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington, D.C.’s police, the Justice Department agreed to clarify that the city’s police chief remains in charge, for now.
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.
The city’s limited self-governance has set the stage for the president’s police takeover.
Concerns came to a head during the pandemic, when carjackings surged and many of those arrested were children. Carjackings and other crimes have declined considerably.
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The legislation has little chance of success, given that Republicans control Congress.
The suit argues that the move to federalize the city’s Police Department was a “brazen usurpation of the district’s authority” that exceeded the president’s authority.
In the nation’s capital, federal agents have operated a sobriety checkpoint, made gun and drug busts and carried out other day-to-day police work. Some residents are uneasy.
City officials and advocates spent much of the day trying to clear the city’s dozens of homeless camps, urging people to go to shelters ahead of expected federal raids.
President Trump deployed the troops as part of his attempt to fight crime that he has claimed is “out of control,” although official data shows that crime in the nation’s capital has been sharply falling in the last two years.
The Trump administration has taken steps that have hobbled Washington’s efforts to reduce crime, such as gutting its U.S. attorney’s office and enacting budget cuts of more than $1 billion.
The 800 soldiers, in round-the-clock shifts of 100 to 200, will support Washington police and federal law enforcement officers.
Chief Pamela A. Smith’s order effectively serves as a carve-out to how the department enforces a broader ban that prohibits the local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.
Federal agents are assisting the local police, but a surge in National Guard troops hasn’t hit the streets.
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Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.
The woman, 29, was struck by her own vehicle after the suspects began driving away, the police said.
Workers in Washington have returned to the office slowly, with a pervasive and pronounced effect on the local economy.
Officials are moving to increase enforcement and change laws in response to the rise in counterfeit or expired plates, which exploded during the pandemic.
The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in decline, according to the F.B.I.
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As remote work persists and business deals are sealed online, many upscale restaurants that catered to the nation’s downtown office crowd are canceling the meal.
President Biden also visited a vaccination site in Washington, D.C. ahead of his remarks.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was among the attendees reporting coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
Cases are not uncommon in Washington these days, and there is no certainty that those who tested positive were infected at the dinner.