Overview

• Edward Coristine, a former DOGE engineer, was assaulted in an attempted carjacking by juveniles in Logan Circle on Sunday, and two 15-year-olds were charged with unarmed carjacking.
• President Trump accused local leaders of allowing an 'out of control' crime wave and vowed to federalize D.C.’s policing, including calling up the National Guard.
• He urged changes to District law to allow prosecutors to try juveniles as adults for violent offenses starting at age 14.
• Metropolitan Police Department data show violent crime in Washington is down about 26% year-over-year, contradicting claims of rising violence.
• Any formal federal takeover would require Congress to repeal or suspend the 1973 Home Rule Act, and no such action has yet been taken.