Skyrocketing Crime Prompts Trump To Eye Federal Takeover Of DC

1 sourceUpdated Jul 8, 2025

The White House is considering a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. in an effort to combat crime following a high-profile shooting of a Capitol Hill intern, President Donald Trump remarked during a cabinet meeting on…

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