Citing crime and homelessness in the national capital, President Trump said he wants the federal government to "take over" ...

The president criticized D.C.’s local government, claiming they were “not doing the job” in dealing with crime and ...

Speaking from Air Force One Wednesday night, President Donald Trump said the federal government should "take over" D.C. He ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said she took seriously President Trump’s call for a federal takeover of the District, but she also felt it was an “unnecessary distraction” by the president to ...

"I think that we should govern the District of Columbia," Trump told reporters. "I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order.

The new GOP-controlled Congress aims to revert control over the nation’s capital back to the federal government.

President Donald Trump voiced his support for repealing the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act, citing crime, homelessness ...

A little more than an hour before a scheduled interview last week with Rob McGuire, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle ...

And Trump threw his backing behind GOP members of Congress who want to reassert federal control over Washington.