Tag: Washington D.C.

Some aspects of home rule sidelined as Trump takes control of DC police force

Annabella Rosciglione · August 11, 2025 3:55 pm

President Donald Trump stands at the lectern in the White House briefing room.

Trump extends China tariff pause, says Beijing has been ‘dealing quite nicely’ on trade

Mabinty Quarshie · August 11, 2025 3:30 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) hopes President Donald Trump will end his redistricting bash.

Newsom calls on Trump to end redistricting push: ‘Playing with fire’

Haisten Willis · August 11, 2025 3:22 pm

Former President Joe Biden has kept up his ice cream habit after leaving office.

Ice cream man: Biden turns heads with trio of dessert stops

Haisten Willis · August 11, 2025 3:14 pm

DC Police Union blames councilman for crime surge: ‘It’s your fault’

Heather Hunter · August 11, 2025 3:02 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Why Trump is right on DC crime

Byron York · August 11, 2025 2:58 pm

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) gestures as she speaks.

‘Get-out-of-jail-free card’: Elissa Slotkin pushes to end presidential pardons

Samantha-Jo Roth · August 11, 2025 1:45 pm

Washington Metropolitan Police are shown near a scene where three police officers were shot and a fourth suffered minor injuries while responding to a shooting, Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, 2024 in Washington. The officers are expected to survive the wounds and were being treated at area hospitals after the shooting in the nation's capital, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement posted online. The fourth officer's injuries were not gunshot wounds, police said. The police union said three of its members had been shot by a suspect and were taken to area hospitals with gunshot wounds. (AP Photos/Nathan Ellgren)

Trump announces federal takeover of DC police to fight crime: What to know

Ross O'Keefe · August 11, 2025 1:40 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Trump pledges marijuana reclassification decision in a ‘few weeks’

Gabrielle M. Etzel · August 11, 2025 12:53 pm

Leaders of terror-linked charity bankroll Democrats

Robert Schmad · August 11, 2025 12:44 pm

President Donald Trump speaks in the White House press briefing room on Aug. 11, 2025 about the federal takeover of Washington DC police. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is beside him. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump federalizes DC police and activates National Guard to combat crime: ‘Take our capital back’

Naomi Lim, Christian Datoc · August 11, 2025 10:52 am

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) complained bitterly that she and other lawmakers who are trade skeptics were not fully briefed on the details of the agreement, especially on the last-minute details. "We, like you, have had to rely on leaks," she told reporters Monday.

Rosa DeLauro hospitalized, will undergo surgery for spinal stenosis

Lauren Green · August 11, 2025 10:43 am