Our top story this hour, hundreds of National Guard troops are now patrolling the streets of Washington DC after the president's decision to crack down on crime in the city. NBC News senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kubie has the details. Hundreds of National Guard troops reporting for duty, acting on President Trump's orders after he declared a crime emergency, activating 800 Guard members and instituting a 30-day federal takeover of DC police despite police statistics that show violent crim ...

is despite Trump's claims, what he's doing to Washington DC is not about crime. Obviously, it never has been. It's not about in any of these cities.I mean, just listen to Trump's handpicked US attorney for DC, Janine Piro, when she was asked whether there was any plan to address the underlying causes of criminal behavior. What about preventative. Do you or the president plan to do anything to address the root causes of crime in DC, such as truency.My job is to try to heal the victims and prosecute the crimi ...

Joining me now, NBC News White House correspondent, Yamish Elsynor, and NBC News legal affairs correspondent Gary Grumbach, who's outside the DC Armory. So, Yamish, let's start with you. Uh, Attorney General Bondi met with DC's Mayor Bowser today.Are we getting a sense of what the level of coordination is there between DOJ and the city with this takeover of the police force. >> We are getting a sense of what this is going to look like on the ground. Um, the mayor went into that meeting with very few details ...

Political Landscape & Republican Party - The Republican Party, largely due to primary challenges, doesn't check Donald Trump's authority, acting as an arm of the White House [2][3][5] - A primary motivation for Republicans and conservatives is "triggering liberals," influencing policy and political decisions [7] - Trump's success lies in generating attention and capitalizing on outrage, controversy, and backlash [9][10] Crime & Political Strategy - Trump's actions, like deploying the National Guard to Washington DC, are partly designed to provoke a reaction from the left, which he can then exploit [10][12] - Democrats find it difficult to counter Trump's narrative on crime, struggling to defend nuanced realities and avoid being seen as tolerant of crime [13][20][25] - Some Democrats believe the crime issue in DC is politically advantageous for Trump [19] Executive Power & Political Debate - Trump is seen as creating emergencies to declare authorities he can't obtain through legislation [16] - Deploying the military on American streets is considered unprecedented and potentially dangerous [22][26]

You've probably heard that Donald Trump declared a public safety emergency here in DC and ordered a federal takeover of the police department. He did that because he said that crime is out of control in DC. And I got to say that is not supported by the facts.Violent crime has actually declined significantly in recent years. But one thing I found interesting about this whole situation was the reaction by Washington DC's mayor Muriel Bowser. This action today is unsettlingly and unprecedented.I can't say that ...

National Guard troops have now arrived in the city after the president declared a crime emergency in our nation's capital and deployed hundreds of guardsmen. FBI, DEA, other federal agents have already been patrolling the streets. And DC's mayor and police chief just met with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Justice Department.They're serving more in somewhat of a support role backing up these various law enforcement agencies that are going to be part of this crackdown. Specifically, we're told that they c ...

The clock is ticking on Donald Trump's 30-day federal takeover of the DC police, and Democrats are on fire about it, calling the move everything from authoritarian overreach by a lawless president to an unnecessary stunt to a raw authoritarian power grab. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents DC as a delegate in Congress, and Maryland Senator Chris Van Holland, are now introducing, reintroducing legislation to grant DC full control over its National Guard and the Metro Police Department. Now, they won't get ...

Ryan, walk us through the details of this National Guard deployment and tell us what are you seeing there this morning. >> So far, it's relatively quiet here this morning, Anna. These National Guard troops that have been mobilized to help in this effort that President Trump unveiled yesterday are just getting their orders.So, we do see them trickling into the armory here behind me. Uh, when they're all fully staffed, we expect somewhere in the range of 800 troops that will be be deployed throughout Washingt ...

Right now, you'll hear a lot of rhetoric about crime being down. However, I don't think that it's appropriate to take victory laps. What our members know is that we go call to call to call out on the streets at night, going from robbery to carjacking to stabbing to shooting.And uh we just know that crime is ubiquitous and it's all in every quadrant of the city. So to have people tell us, well, crime is down. You shouldn't be worried about that.Um that that's not the reality that we feel on the streets. Is i ...

President Donald Trump's unprecedented takeover of Washington DC police is really ramping up. National Guard troops have now arrived in the city after the president declared a crime emergency in our nation's capital and deployed hundreds of guardsmen. FBI, DEA, other federal agents have already been patrolling the streets.And DC's mayor and police chief just met with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Justice Department. President Trump claims the district is one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the ...