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Federal and local law enforcement officers investigate a suspect’s vehicle on South Capitol Street in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images …

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with chair of the Council of the District of Columbia, Phil Mendelson, about President Trump’s emergency declaration and National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C.

This graphic from the National Hurricane Center shows a possible path of Tropical Storm Erin over the course of the week. National Hurricane Center hide caption toggle caption National Hurricane …

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On Friday, a gunman opened fire on the CDC campus in Atlanta and a police officer was killed. The shooting has left employees uncertain about how safe they are at …

President Trump says he’s deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. But the latest official figures show that crime rates have fallen dramatically in the city.

NPR’s A Martinez speaks with Washington, DC, Councilmember Brooke Pinto about President Trump’s takeover of the DC police department. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Alright. For a take on President Trump’s takeover …

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FBI agents and other federal law enforcement agents walk around the neighborhood near the Nationals Stadium in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Tyrone Turner/WAMU/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tyrone Turner/WAMU/for …

Sandra “Sandy” Grimes, who worked at the CIA from the late 1960s, at home in Great Falls, Va. As one of the investigators in Operation Playactor, Grimes created a chronology …