In a letter to the House Oversight Committee, President Trump signaled his intent to temporarily take control of the Washington, D.C., police department and deploy 800 National Guard troops to the city.

At an extraordinary news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump revealed plans to take over the Washington, D.C. police department and employ troops in a move he's said "will, essentially, stop violent crime in Washington,

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to figure out roles and strategy following President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a crime emergency and federalize DC’s police force,