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Where D.C. Crime Is Bad, Residents Question Trump’s Motives for Federal Takeover  The New York Times ‘The city has really went to hell’: Some DC residents want police help, but are concerned about tactics  WTOP DC woman goes viral after sharing she feels ‘more safe than ever’ in capital after ‘Trump’s law’  New York Post Black D.C. Residents Say Trump’s Tactics Bring More …

Donald Trump falsely claimed that crime in Washington DC is “the worst it’s ever been” on Thursday, amid a federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of the national guard and federal agents in the city. “Washington DC is at its worst point,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “It will soon be at its best point.” He …

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser clarified in a social media post Thursday that she’s flown to Martha’s Vineyard to pick her daughter up from summer camp. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser clarified in a social media post Thursday that she’s flown to Martha’s Vineyard to pick her daughter up from summer camp, though critics say she should’ve stayed in the city as …

As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime  The New York Times WATCH: National Guard humvees, roughly 30 troops stand guard outside DC’s Union Station amid police takeover  Fox News ‘These are human beings’: Religious leaders criticize President Trump’s grim portrayal of DC  WTOP Live updates: Dozens arrested in Washington as White House ratchets up federal police …

Trump repeats false claim that DC crime is ‘the worst it’s ever been’ The president has repeated the baseless claim that crime in the nation’s capital is the “worst it’s ever been”. He also described the situation as “tragic” and an “epidemic”. A reminder that data from the justice department shows that DC experienced a 30-year low in violent crime …

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico declared a state of emergency Wednesday in response to violent crime and drug trafficking across a swath of northern New Mexico, including two Native American pueblo communities. The emergency declaration by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham makes $750,000 available as local governments and tribal officials in Rio Arriba County call for …

A state of emergency has been declared by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for areas across Rio Arriba County.The emergency is for the city of Española and area pueblos in response to a ‘significant surge in violent crime, drug trafficking, and public safety threats.’ Police dispatches in Española and nearby areas have doubled in the last two years, according …

A banner depicting the Washington, D.C., flag with a text reading “Free DC” hangs from an overpass with a view of the U.S. Capitol after U.S. President Donald Trump announced federal take over of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act to assist in crime prevention in the nation’s capital, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 12, 2025. Jonathan …

President Donald Trump inaccurately claimed that the murder rate in Washington, D.C., “reached the highest rate probably ever” in 2023, and he ignored a decline in murders since then to justify a federal takeover of the city’s law enforcement. In declaring a “crime emergency” in Washington, Trump wrongly claimed at an Aug. 11 press conference, “Murders in 2023 reached the …

How many people have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year?published at 11:41 British Summer Time 11:41 BST Rob EnglandBBC Verify senior data journalist As of 10 August, 26,555 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2025, according to official figures, external. That’s the highest number at this point in the year since …