WASHINGTON (AP) — National Guard troops and Humvees guarded some Washington landmarks Thursday and advocacy organizations helped clear homeless encampments in advance of an anticipated crackdown as President Donald Trump's takeover of city police ramped up.

President Donald Trump has announced plans to move homeless people away from the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in Washington

Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.

Trump has painted a picture of the U.S. capital as a city gripped by a wave of crime and pervasive homelessness, despite both federal and city crime statistics showing that violent crime has declined precipitously since a spike in 2023.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would ask Congress for an extension of the federalization of D.C.'s police. The move is unlikely to pass as it would require Democratic support. NATIONAL GUARD: Trump's comments come after National Guard troops began deploying in Washington,

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,

The White House says there will be a round-the-clock presence of local and federal law enforcement officers in the Washington, D

Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.