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In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
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Rep. Biggs to introduce DC reform bills to extend Trump control of police, eliminate cashless bail

The bills would extend the president’s emergency authority to 180 days under the Home Rule Act and eliminate the cashless ...

National Guard troops in Washington, DC, begin carrying weapons

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint ...

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

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

DC statehood debate intensifies as Trump flexes authority over local police

House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C.

DC police union chair backs Trump's takeover, blasts city council's 'misguided' agenda

D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton offered his support to President Donald Trump's law enforcement takeover cracking ...

DO YOU KNOW ME?: Police looking for man who broke into Washington ABC store with cinder block

Police say this man was caught on surveillance video using a cinder block to break into the Beaufort County ABC Store on John Small Avenue.
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Washington, D.C., is filled with journalists. Here’s a primer on filming police and soldiers in public places

Public spaces and private ones with permission are usually fair game; if accused of obstruction, backing off is best.