Mayor of DC Muriel Bowser speaks at an event unveiling plans to host the 2027 NFL Draft in DC with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House. Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post, May 5, 2025

The FBI has begun dispatching about 120 of its agents in overnight shifts to help local law enforcement prevent carjackings and violent crime in Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter, as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.

Trump, who plans a news conference at the White House on Monday on this topic, compared the forthcoming action against D.C. crime to his administration’s aggressive crackdown against illegal immigration at the southern border, saying on Sunday that he plans to “immediately clear out the city’s

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