A federal judge on Friday considered placing a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's takeover of Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on ...

The Justice Department agreed to back away from appointing a commissioner to take command of D.C. police after a federal judge expressed concerns Friday.   Government attorneys said at a hearing ...

Officials say a U.S. Park Police officer was assaulted by an “illegal vendor” in Southwest D.C. Friday evening.

Legal experts say when National Guard members are deployed into what could be volatile situations with citizens, they could ...

It’s the second federal request for Vermont’s guard troops the Republican governor has rebuked in recent weeks.

Trump compels his followers to endorse obvious lies. It’s accelerating the country’s descent into authoritarianism.

Justice Department officials agreed to rewrite an order that named the DEA head as emergency police commissioner.

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...