President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration would take over the District of Columbia police and also deploy 800 national guard soldiers and new federal law enforcement units in the nation’s capital. "This is Liberation Day in D.C ...

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. President Donald Trump directed the federal government Monday to take over Washington, D.C.’s police operations in order to combat purported crime in the nation’s capital—and ...

A provision of DC's 1973 Home Rule Act allows a president to take control of the police department during an emergency. Trump is the first to do so. Because of DC's unique status as the seat of government, the president controls the National Guard there so ...

President Trump’s 10% Intel stake uses CHIPS Act funds, potentially making the government its largest shareholder. Now he wants to own other chip stocks, too. Commerce Secretary Lutnick is promoting the government taking equity positions in other CHIPS ...