Members of the African American Mayors Assn. started noticing last year declines in violent crime in their cities. But the Trump administration is casting their communities as overwhelmed by rampant crime.

In southeast Washington, DC, children stood in line Friday to receive new backpacks filled with school supplies, while community organizers passed out free hot dogs and hamburgers to teenagers to celebrate the last few days of summer before.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss 'ending the war' with President Donald Trump

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his tough-on-crime agenda, relying on obscure statutes and a supposed state of emergency to speed up the mass deportation of people in the United States illegally.

An emboldened President Donald Trump is increasingly using his bully pulpit to stamp his imprint on Washington, DC — pushing the bounds of executive power to reshape a city that once snubbed him.

MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart criticized overheard conversations about D.C. safety as Trump sent federal troops to patrol streets, resulting in over 240 arrests this week.

Thousands in cities including Washington and Austin joined protests against President Donald Trump's "takeover" on Saturday.

President Donald Trump is moving systematically to tighten his grip on Democratic-leaning big cities — the geographic center of resistance to his agenda — by undermining their autonomy and eroding their political strength.