Washington Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Takeover of Police Department

The FBI and the Metropolitan Police Department conduct a traffic stop near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Aug. 15 over its takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. “We are suing to block the federal government takeover of D.C. police.

Trump Heads to Alaska for Pivotal Summit With Putin on Ukraine War

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on July 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump departed Washington early on Aug. 15 for Alaska, where he will hold a high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to end more than three years

Trump, Putin Meet in Alaska to Discuss Possible Peace Deal

President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska—U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Alaska on Friday, in a bid to end more than three years of fighting in Ukraine.

Amid DC Takeover, Trump Eyes Crime in Other Cities: What to Know

President Donald Trump (C) and (L-R) Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI director Kash Patel, and District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times While federalizing the