Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall in Washington, DC, USA, 20 August 2025. WILL OLIVER/EPA/Shutterstock Last week President Donald Trump declared war on crime in Washington, DC, ...

President Donald Trump said the House of Representatives should “immediately” pass a bill that would stop Congress from cutting more than $1 billion from D.C.’s budget – as he continues to level harsh ...

“We need our Great Police back on the street, with no excuses from the Mayor, or anyone else,” the president wrote. “The House should take up the D.C. funding ‘fix’ that the Senate has passed, and get ...

President Trump is urging swift passage of legislation to fix what members have called a “mistake” by Congress that forced significant cuts to the Washington, D.C., local budget. Trump wrote Friday on ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he plans to call for a vote on a bill to fix a glitch that has created a potential $1 billion hole in the D.C. budget, though the timing is still uncertain. Johnson ...