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Trump expected to order a crackdown on D.C. crime, homeless encampments

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order demanding D.C. Authorities clean up homeless camps and reduce crime, including harsher penalties for violent and petty crimes, as reported by The Washington Post.
The executive order will also revive a 2020 order to protect national monuments, focusing on federal parks managed by the National Park Service, according to The Washington Post.
Homicides in D.C. Have risen by 57% in 2025 compared to the same time in 2024, despite a decrease in overall crime in 2024, as reported by the MPDC's website.
Local officials fear that the executive order may threaten D.C.'s self-governance, as two Republican members of Congress have introduced a bill to repeal 'home rule', according to The Washington Post.

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The National Pulse

President Trump Expected to Sign EO to Clean Up D.C., Crack Down on Gun Crime in Capital.

President Donald J. Trump is expected to soon sign an executive order directing prosecutors in Washington, D.C. to seek federal charges against individuals arrested on gun offenses and ordering the removal of the city’s numerous homeless encampments. The order follows a pledge by Trump during the 2024 presidential campaign to restore the U.S. capital as a first-class American city after it desceneded into a “nightmare of murder and crime” under …

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realnewsnow.com

Trump Set To Sign Executive Order Targeting Homelessness And Crime In D.C. - Real News Now

President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order aimed at addressing rising crime rates and homelessness in Washington, D.C. The directive, expected as early as this week, will instruct federal agencies to enforce stricter penalties for both violent and minor offenses, dismantle homeless encampments, and remove graffiti throughout the nation’s capital. The executive order will mandate federal prosecutors to pursue more severe charges …

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The Daily Wire

Trump Set To Sign Executive Order Targeting Homelessness And Crime In D.C.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as this week that would demand D.C. authorities clean up homeless camps and reduce crime. Crimes mentioned in the executive order to receive harsher penalties include violent crimes involving guns and petty crimes like public urination, The Washington Post reported. The White House ...

11 days ago·Nashville, United States

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読売新聞オンライン

Trump Expected to Order a Crackdown on D.C. Crime, Homeless Encampments

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order that would seek to ratchet up penalties and enforcement of violent and petty crimes, clear homeless camps, and clean graffiti in the District of Columbia, according to three people briefed on the matter.

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The Washington Post

Trump expected to order a crackdown on D.C. crime, homeless encampments

President Trump has called D.C. a ‘nightmare of murder and crime.’ He is considering an order to crack down on violent and petty crime and clear homeless encampments.

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Political Wire

Trump to Order Crackdown on D.C. Crime

"President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order commanding federal agencies to pursue tougher penalties for both violent and petty crimes, clear homeless camps, and clean graffiti in the District of Columbia," the Washington Post reports."The directives targeting a city Trump has

12 days ago·New York, United States

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