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The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar tactics to other Democratic cities

The White House has said about 850 officers and agents took part in a ‘massive law enforcement surge’ across the city on Monday night. Key US politics stories from 12 August 2025

I'm sure everyone feels so safe.

Trump and law and order — that's "cute," Crockett says.

Trump is criminalizing homelessness while doing ‘nothing’ to make housing more affordable, critics tell Alex Woodward

President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D

ANALYSIS: Whether flanked by senior officials who were once Fox hosts or waving a bunch of charts taken directly from a Fox News broadcast, Trump’s takeover of Washington fully exposes the feedback loop between the president and the right-wing network, Justin Baragona writes.

Sheinbaum says Mexico City is safer than DC, but rejects Trump’s portrayal of the Latin American city as dangerous

Benny Johnson has drawn ridicule online after describing the actions of Edward Coristine as ‘heroic’

ANALYSIS: Rules governing deployments of National Guard in states will restrict troops’ ability to conduct law enforcement in most jurisdictions, John Bowden writes

Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police department will be in force for the next 29 days