Trump visits with DC National Guard

President Donald Trump on Thursday evening met with federal law enforcement officers in Anacostia, including the Washington, D.C. National Guard, who are responding to an ongoing "crime crisis" in the nation's capital.

Trump announced on Thursday morning that he would patrol with the guard in order to review the effects of his crackdown on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration in the federal city. D.C. crime has decreased in recent years but the city still has one of the highest crime rates in the country. 

The president visited the United States Park Police headquarters to meet approximately 300 federal employees and officers, where he thanked them for their work and said that he and D.C. residents feel safer now.

Police Union Backs Trump DC Takeover: “Immediate Action Is Necessary”

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By Zach Jewell, 08/13/25.

The police union that represents over 3,000 officers with D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department came out in support of President Donald Trump’s decision to take federal control of law enforcement in the nation’s capital.

The D.C. Police Union said in a statement on Monday that it agrees with President Trump “that crime is spiraling out of control, and immediate action is necessary to restore public safety,” according to Fox 5. The union’s positive statement toward Trump was released as Democratic D.C. leaders criticized the administration’s move to take control of the police department.

“The DC Police Union, representing over 3,000 officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), today acknowledges and supports the President’s announcement this morning to assume temporary control of the MPD in response to the escalating crime crisis in Washington, DC,” the union said. “The Union agrees that crime is spiraling out of control, and immediate action is necessary to restore public safety. However, we emphasize that federal intervention must be a temporary measure, with the ultimate goal of empowering a fully staffed and supported MPD to protect our city effectively.”

Trump Puts DC Police Under Federal Control

President Donald Trump has ordered Washington’s police force to be put under federal control. He’s vowing a crackdown on violent crime. What do the changes mean for the nation’s capital?

Could Congress step in to back up Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington DC?  And will other cities start to repeal their no-cash bail policies, as the president is urging? We hear from Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas) [pictured right].*

According to Wikipedia, Representative Self served in the United States Army from 1975 to 1999. He was a member of the Army Special Forces and Army Rangers. He was deployed to Qutar, Egypt, Germany, Afghanistan, and Belgium.

Deal Reached for Vote on US Funding Bill

By Joseph Lord

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that lawmakers had reached a deal for a vote on a package to keep the [US] government funded through March 14.

“I have very good news for my colleagues and the country. Democrats and Republicans have reached, just reached an agreement that will allow us to pass the CR tonight, before the midnight deadline,” Schumer said on the Senate floor.