The Trump administration’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., has already netted more than 240 arrests and seized 38 guns off the streets, a White House official said.

Federal and local authorities have made 465 arrests in Washington, including an MS-13 gang member, seizing 68 guns and clearing dozens of homeless encampments as part of a coordinated public

America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 tax-paying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

A man attending a gender reveal party in Washington, D.C., grabbed an “AK-style rifle” from his backpack and shot two people also at the celebration, killing a 21-year-old who tried to flee, federal prosecutors said.

Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.: Fri., gates open at 7 p.m., 8th & I Streets SE, free Turning the Page Back to School Book Festival: Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Marketplace Plaza (7175 12th Street NW), free Opera in the Outfield - “Porgy and Bess”: Sat., 6:30 p.m. (gates open at 4:30 p.m.), Nationals Park, free

WASHINGTON (AP) — The seasonably adjusted unemployment rate in Washington, D.C., was the highest in the nation for the third straight month, according to new data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Washington, D.C. is one of very few American cities to see a drop in August dining reservations compared to last year, according to OpenTable. Prior to Trump’s police takeover, D.C. had improved in reservation numbers for 11 consecutive months on a year-over-year basis, according to WUSA.