Overview

• Attorney General Pam Bondi reports roughly 1,178 arrests and 123 illegal guns seized since the federal operation began, with armed National Guard patrols and expanded federal agent presence continuing in Washington.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser says carjackings fell 87% over the past 20 days and overall crime declined year over year for the same period, yet she criticized masked ICE activity and out-of-state Guard deployments and signaled a return to local control after 30 days.
• President Trump says he is working with Republican leaders on a comprehensive crime bill and has directed the Transportation Department to reclaim control of Union Station as part of broader security and renovation plans.
• Polling shows Americans view urban crime as a major problem, with AP-NORC finding 81% concerned and 53% approving of Trump’s handling of crime, while other surveys show limited support for troops patrolling DC and opposition to federal control of local police.
• National Guard units have been assigned non-policing tasks, with about 110 soldiers detailed to a trash cleanup effort in parks and tourist areas as part of a White House-directed initiative.