Overview

• The Transportation Department moved to assume management of Union Station, where National Guard troops have been posted, as part of the administration’s push to tighten security in the capital.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser said federal law enforcement surges have reduced crime, highlighting an 87% drop in carjackings over 20 days, while arguing ICE raids and out-of-state Guard deployments are eroding community trust.
• Federal officials report roughly 1,170–1,178 arrests and more than 120 guns seized since the operation began, with additional encampment clearances and street enforcement actions continuing.
• President Trump said he is working with Republican leaders on a comprehensive crime bill and vowed to seek the death penalty in Washington murder cases, offering few details on the legislative plan.
• Fact-checkers dispute claims that D.C. was at an all-time crime high, noting recent declines locally and nationally, as new surveys show 81% view urban crime as a major problem but opinion is divided on federal takeovers and troop patrols.