US President Donald Trump wants to keep the police in Washington under federal control beyond mid-September, he said on Wednesday. Trump told journalists he would ask Congress for a long-term extension of the measure,

President Trump has ordered federal authorities to take control of the Washington, D.C., police department. He claims there's a crime emergency, but Washington's mayor says crime has been plummeting.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro forcefully defended the Trump administration’s decision to take control of the city’s police force on Tuesday, clashing with reporters over the scope of violent crime and the administration’s approach to public safety.