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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stolen firearms, illegal drugs seized after Trump orders federal patrols in DC
Authorities in Washington seized two stolen firearms and illegal drugs, just hours after President Trump ordered federal law enforcement officers to patrol the streets of the nation's capital over the next week. 'Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful,' The U.S. Park Police's Washington office said Friday morning in a post on the social platform X. 'Our teams made arrests for possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs removing these dangerous items from the community,' the officers added. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives's Washington Field Division said the agency, along with its federal law enforcement partners, including FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Homeland Security Investigations team, are 'out ensuring that the residents of the District of Columbia are safer this evening.' Trump directed the increased presence of law enforcement officials, starting midnight Thursday, with the White House arguing that the city has 'has been plagued by violent crime for far too long.' The directive came shortly after the president said he was 'considering' a federal takeover of the nation's capital after the attack by teenagers on a former Department of Government Efficiency employee known as 'Big Balls.' Trump has criticized the city council and mayor Muriel Bowser in recent weeks, objecting to the city's handling of homelessness and crime. He also pressed authorities to pass a law allowing teens 14 years or older to be sentenced as adults. Violent crime for 2024 in D.C. is down 35 percent from 2023, the lowest rate in more than 30 years. The president could temporarily take over D.C.'s police department, under the Home Rule Act, if he determines 'special conditions of an emergency nature exist.' White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told NewsNation on Thursday that Washington is 'more violent' than Baghdad, 'parts' of Ethiopia and parts of 'many of the most dangerous places in the world.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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First Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- First Post
Trump demands homeless to 'immediately' leave Washington DC, city mayor hits back
US President Donald Trump said that homeless people must 'move out' of Washington, DC, as he pledged to tackle crimes in the city. However, the mayor of the country's capital pushed back against the White House's move to compare Washington, DC, to Baghdad. read more In yet another provocative remark, US President Donald Trump said that homeless people must 'move out' of Washington, DC, as he pledged to tackle crimes in the city. However, the mayor of the country's capital pushed back against the White House's move to compare Washington, DC, to Baghdad. 'We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,' Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Sunday. The Republican firebrand also discussed the matter in a press conference on Monday, sharing his plans to make the city 'safer and more beautiful than it ever was before'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In response to Trump's remarks, Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said: 'We are not experiencing a crime spike.' Last month, the American president signed an executive order, making it easier for authorities to arrest homeless people. Last week, he also ordered federal law enforcement into the streets of Washington, DC, to tackle the issue. What is Trump going to do with the homeless? In his Sunday rant on Truth Social, Trump demanded that homeless people be moved out of the capital. 'The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,' Trump wrote in his post. 'We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong.' He went on to share photos of tents and rubbish littering the city. 'There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.' We want our Capital BACK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' he added. However, the specifics of the president's plan are not yet clear. However, in a 2022 speech, he proposed moving homeless people to 'high-quality' tents on inexpensive land outside cities, while providing access to bathrooms and medical professionals. Trump's social media post came just days after he ordered federal agents - including from US Park Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI and the US Marshals Service - into Washington, DC, to curb what he called 'totally out of control' levels of crime. Last week, a White House official told National Park Radio that up to 450 federal officers were deployed on Saturday night. The move came after a 19-year-old former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was assaulted in an alleged attempted carjacking in Washington, DC. Trump lashed out about the incident on social media, sharing the video of the bloodied victim. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Mayor Bowser told MSNBC, 'It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023.' 'We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low.' She went on to slam White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for dubbing the US capital 'more violent than Baghdad'. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD 'Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false,' Bowser said. It is pertinent to note that the homicide rate in Washington, DC, remains relatively high per capita compared to other US cities, with a total of 98 such killings recorded so far this year. However, federal data from January suggested that Washington, DC, last year recorded its lowest overall violent crime figures, once carjacking, assault and robberies are incorporated, in 30 years. Meanwhile, Trump has said that there will be a news conference at the White House on Monday, outlining their plans to stop violent crime in the US capital.
Saudi Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Trump demands homeless people 'immediately' move out of Washington
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has said homeless people must "move out" of Washington DC as he vowed to tackle crime in the city, but the mayor pushed back against the White House likening the capital to Baghdad. "We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital," he posted on Sunday. The Republican president also trailed a news conference for Monday about his plan to make the city "safer and more beautiful than it ever was before". Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said: "We are not experiencing a crime spike." Trump signed an order last month making it easier to arrest homeless people, and he last week ordered federal law enforcement into the streets of Washington DC. "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote on his social media site Truth Social on Sunday. "We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong." Alongside photos of tents and rubbish, he added: "There will be no 'MR. NICE GUY.' We want our Capital BACK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" The specifics of the president's plan are not yet clear, but in a 2022 speech he proposed moving homeless people to "high quality" tents on inexpensive land outside cities, while providing access to bathrooms and medical professionals. On Friday, Trump ordered federal agents — including from US Park Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI and the US Marshals Service — into Washington DC to curb what he called "totally out of control" levels of crime. A White House official told National Public Radio that up to 450 federal officers were deployed on Saturday night. The move comes after a 19-year-old former employee of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was assaulted in an alleged attempted carjacking in Washington DC. Trump vented about that incident on social media, posting a photo of the bloodied victim. Mayor Bowser told MSNBC on Sunday: "It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low." She criticised White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller for dubbing the US capital "more violent than Baghdad". "Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false," Bowser said. Washington DC's homicide rate remains relatively high per capita compared to other US cities, with a total of 98 such killings recorded so far this year. Homicides have been trending higher in the US capital from a decade ago. But federal data from January suggests that Washington DC last year recorded its lowest overall violent crime figures — once carjacking, assault and robberies are incorporated — in 30 years. Trump has said there will be a news conference at the White House on Monday to outline their plans to stop violent crime in the US capital. In another post on Sunday he said the event at 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT) would address ending "crime, murder and death" in the city, as well as its "physical renovation". He described Bowser as "a good person who has tried", adding that despite her efforts crime continues to get "worse" and the city becomes "dirtier and less attractive". Community Partnership, an organisation that works to reduce homelessness in Washington DC, told Reuters news agency that the city of 700,000 residents had about 3,782 people homeless on any given night. Most were in public housing or emergency shelters, but about 800 were considered "on the street". As a district, rather than a state, Washington DC is overseen by the federal government, which has the power to override some local laws. The president controls federal land and buildings in the city, although he would need Congress to assume federal control of the district. In recent days, he has threatened to take over the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department, which Bowser argued was not possible. "There are very specific things in our law that would allow the president to have more control over our police department," Bowser said. "None of those conditions exist in our city right now." — BBC
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Trump orders increased federal law enforcement presence in Washington to ‘make DC safe again'
The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation's capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump's suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the rule of Washington could be returned to federal authorities. Doing so would require a repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973 in Congress, a step Trump said lawyers are examining — but could face steep pushback. 'We have a capital that's very unsafe,' Trump told reporters at the White House this week. 'We have to run DC.' The White House said the increased law enforcement would 'make DC safe again' and would be present on the streets starting at midnight — led by US Park Police following an 11 p.m. Thursday roll call at an established command center. The push will last the next seven days with the option to extend 'as needed,' under the authority of Trump's previous executive order establishing the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force. The added federal officials will be identified, in marked units and highly visible, the White House said. Participating law enforcement include personnel from the US Capitol Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Protective Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Enforcement and Removal Operations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the US Marshals Service and the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. The police forces for Amtrak and the city's Metro rail service are also involved. Trump has long suggested crime and violence is on the rise in Washington, and has lately begun to criticize things like litter and graffiti. But the catalyst for the order to increase police presence was the assault last weekend on a high-profile member of the Department of Government Efficiency by a group of teenagers in an attempted carjacking. The victim, Edward Coristine, nicknamed 'Big Balls,' was among the most visible figures of DOGE, which was tasked with cutting jobs and slashing the federal bureaucracy. Police arrested two 15-year-olds and say they're still looking for other members of the group. 'If DC doesn't get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they're not going to get away with it anymore,' Trump posted on Truth Social earlier this week. The president subsequently said he was considering repealing Washington's limited Home Rule autonomy or 'bringing in the National Guard, maybe very quickly.' Thursday's announcement comes as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's government can claim to have reduced the number of homicides and carjackings — both of which spiked citywide in 2023. Carjackings in Washington overall dropped significantly the following year in 2024, from 957 to just under 500, and the number is on track to decline again this year — with less than 200 recorded so far more than halfway through 2025.
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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Trump orders more law enforcement in Washington to make DC safe again
The White House said on Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation's capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump's suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city. Washington, DC is an amazing city, but it has been plagued by violent crime for far too long," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. President Trump has directed an increased presence of federal law enforcement to protect innocent citizens. She added that the increased federal presence means there will be no safe harbour for violent criminals in DC. Trump has repeatedly suggested that the rule of Washington could be returned to federal authorities. Doing so would require a repeal of the Home Rule Act of 1973 in Congress, a step Trump said lawyers are examining but could face steep pushback. We have a capital that's very unsafe, Trump told reporters at the White House this week. We have to run DC. The White House said the increased law enforcement would make DC safe again and would be present on the streets starting at midnight led by US Park Police following an 11 pm Thursday roll call at an established command centre. The push will last the next seven days with the option to extend as needed," under the authority of Trump's previous executive order establishing the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force. The added federal officials will be identified, in marked units and highly visible, the White House said. Participating law enforcement include personnel from the US Capitol Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Protective Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Enforcement and Removal Operations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the US Marshals Service and the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. The police forces for Amtrak and the city's Metro rail service are also involved. Trump has long suggested crime and violence is on the rise in Washington, and has lately begun to criticise things like litter and graffiti. But the catalyst for the order to increase police presence was the assault last weekend on a high-profile member of the Department of Government Efficiency by a group of teenagers in an attempted carjacking. The victim, Edward Coristine, nicknamed Big Balls, was among the most visible figures of DOGE, which was tasked with cutting jobs and slashing the federal bureaucracy. Police arrested two 15-year-olds and say they are still looking for other members of the group. If DC doesn't get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the city, and run this city how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they're not going to get away with it anymore, Trump posted on Truth Social earlier this week. The president subsequently said he was considering repealing Washington's limited Home Rule autonomy or bringing in the National Guard, maybe very quickly. Thursday's announcement comes as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's government can claim to have reduced the number of homicides and carjackings both of which spiked citywide in 2023. Carjackings in Washington overall dropped significantly the following year in 2024, from 957 to just under 500, and the number is on track to decline again this year with less than 200 recorded so far more than halfway through 2025. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
