President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering taking over governance of Washington, DC, the city that serves as the seat of the federal government.Trump, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House,

Trump wanted to "make them feel the pain," as he put it on the July 4 call, the FT reported, and force Russia into peace negotiations. Zelensky said Ukraine could hit the cities if the U.S. supplied the weapons, per the Post.

US President Donald Trump has floated the idea of using presidential authority to take over major cities like New York and Washington, DC, prompting debate over the legality of the idea. “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to,

President Trump suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington, claiming a "tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to."

"I think it's going to be a great incentive," Trump said when asked about a bill that could eliminate a tax on primary home sales.

Trump also revealed that Putin had recently offered to assist in mediating between Israel and Iran during their brief June conflict — an offer he declined. “I said, ‘No, no, you help me get a settlement with you, with Russia,’” Trump recounted. “And I think we're going to be doing that too.”

President Donald Trump did a one-on-one with Fox News’ Lara Trump Saturday where he touched on a whole host of issues, including his legacy. Lara began by asking Trump whether the four-year gap between his terms has played a role in his recent successes.

A New York Times analysis shows spikes in immigration arrests across the country since Donald Trump started his second term as president.

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

P resident Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s weighing a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., spouting bogus claims about rampant crime in the nation’s capital, and hinted he could pursue the same with New York City.