The decision, which represents a break from the office’s prior policy, comes amid what President Donald Trump has described as a crime crackdown in Washington. The president has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops and federal agents to the city's streets to combat what he says is rampant crime,

The main drag in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. “Everything has stopped over the last week,” said Yassin Yahyaoui,

The Pentagon meeting, attended by Britain's top military chiefs, came amid deep unease in European capitals over the US president’s changing stance about committing US resources

The US collected more than $29 billion in tariff revenues in July, the highest monthly total so far this year.

Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited with National Guard troops at Washington, D.C.'

The president made the remarks in a social media post amid a White House review of Smithsonian museums and exhibits.

U.S. President Donald Trump has bought more than $100 million in company, state and municipal bonds since taking office in January, his disclosures showed this week.

"The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia, Mexico City, some of the places that you hear about as being the worst places on Earth," Trump said.