Authorities Have Arrested Nearly 2,200 in DC Since Crime Crackdown: White House

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Aug. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Federal law enforcement agencies and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department arrested 2,177 individuals since President Donald Trump federalized the district’s policing about a month ago, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told

Rep. Chris Smith Joins Son of Imprisoned Hong Kong Media Tycoon to Call for His Release

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai leaves a police station in Hong Kong on Dec. 3, 2014. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, are hoping President Donald Trump will be able to apply some political pressure to secure his