Trump threatens to federalize DC police again over ICE cooperation
A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer detains a driver at a traffic stop at a checkpoint in the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. President Donald Trump threatened that prosecutors would seek the death penalty for anyone found guilty of murder in Washington, DC, a move that would escalate his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images