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Schumer feels 'perfectly safe’ in DC, says Republicans are ‘full of it' on crime concerns

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed Republicans were "full of it" regarding D.C. safety fears as President Trump ...

Former Capitol Police Chief backs federal takeover of DC police after spike in youth gang crime

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that Washington DC’s homicide rate is “five to six times that of any other major city in the United States.” ...

'DC Crime Emergency'? Experts Question Trump's Order to Federalized Police Force in Washington

"With crime trends going down in recent years, I'm not sure there is that emergency," ArentFox Schiff partner David Grosso ...

DOJ employee charged with felony after allegedly whacking federal agent with sandwich amid Trump DC crime crackdown

Sean Charles Dunn was arrested and charged with felony assault after he allegedly screamed at federal agents in D.C. then ...

National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects Trump's 'authoritarian push'

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has denied crime is out of control in her city, described the troop ...

Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump's rhetoric in his federal takeover of Washington police echoes that of conservative politicians going ...

Schumer feels 'perfectly safe' walking around DC, says GOP 'full of it' on crime concerns

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he feels “perfectly safe” in Washington, D.C. and that Republicans saying that D.C. is unsafe are “full of it.” ...

Assessing small boat crossings and fact-checking Trump's Washington DC crime claim

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order declaring “a crime emergency in the District of Columbia,” citing ...