As a wary Washington waited, the White House promised a ramp-up of National Guard troops and federal officers on the streets of the nation's capital around the clock starting Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump's unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the city's police department for at least

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive in the capital.

The Trump administration moved ahead Tuesday with the federal takeover of Washington’s police force, as top administration and city officials met to discuss how they would work together to reduce already falling crime in the nation’s capital.