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Fact-checking TikTok videos about Washington police clearing homeless encampments

Artificial intelligence generated TikTok videos that appear to show police in Washington, D.C., clearing out homeless ...

In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...

The weapons that National Guard troops now carry in Washington, D.C.

The pistols and powerful rifles guard members carry are similar to those local police use across the country. Troops have ...

DC statehood debate intensifies as Trump flexes authority over local police

House and Senate Democrats, along with Washington's non-voting delegates in both chambers, argued that had Washington D.C.

Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard

President Donald Trump says he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard ...

DC police union chair backs Trump's takeover, blasts city council's 'misguided' agenda

D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton offered his support to President Donald Trump's law enforcement takeover cracking ...

DO YOU KNOW ME?: Police looking for man who broke into Washington ABC store with cinder block

Police say this man was caught on surveillance video using a cinder block to break into the Beaufort County ABC Store on John Small Avenue.
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Washington, D.C., is filled with journalists. Here’s a primer on filming police and soldiers in public places

Public spaces and private ones with permission are usually fair game; if accused of obstruction, backing off is best.