A video captured protesters in Washington, D.C., yelling at police officers to "get off our streets!" as law enforcement set up a checkpoint along a popular nightlife corridor in the nations capital.The tense scenes unfolded late Wednesday night along 14th Street Northwest just days after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C.s police in an effort to crack down on crime."Why are you here? You are trying to arrest innocent people? Whats your purpose? Whats your goal? Whats the motive? Why wont you show your face? Do you look yourself in the mirror and think I did a good job today?" one protester was heard yelling at officers. Others were heard urging drivers to "turn left" to avoid the checkpoint. TRUMP'S NEWEST DC CRIME CRACKDOWN YIELDS MORE THAN 100 ARRESTSAnother held up a sign with the word "ICE."The Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News Digital that "on August 13, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Metropolitan Police Department conducted a traffic safety compliance checkpoint in the 2100 block of 14th, Street, Northwest."During the checkpoint, 344 vehicles passed through, 28 were stopped, 38 notice of infractions were issued, and MPD made one arrest for No Permit and Counterfeit Tags," a spokesperson added. "Since 2023, the Metropolitan Police Department has conducted weekly traffic safety compliance checkpoints. These checkpoints are an education and enforcement tool used to encourage safe driving and hold violators accountable."Homeland Security agents were also seen at the checkpoint, which was shut down around 11 p.m., according to The Washington Post. TRUMP'S PLAN TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD IN DC SPARKS BACKLASH FROM RESIDENTSBUT SOME WELCOME ITElsewhere around the city, Drug Enforcement Administration officers were seen on the National Mall, while National Guard members were parked nearby, the Associated Press reported.DEA agents joined Metropolitan Police Department officers on patrol in the Navy Yard neighborhood, while FBI agents stood along the heavily trafficked Massachusetts Avenue.Hundreds of federal law enforcement and city police officers who patrolled the streets Tuesday night made 43 arrests, compared with about two dozen the night before.Trump announced Monday that he was federalizing the local police department under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which allows the president to assume emergency control of the capital's police force for 30 days.Fox News Digitals Emma Colton and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Around the year 1212, a boy preached to children in France that they should take up the cross and follow him to the Holy Land. Thousands did. None reached Jerusalem. Most gave up before leaving Europe. Others were shipwrecked or sold into slavery in the Islamic caliphate of Tunisia.Centuries later, the Biden administrations facilitation of mass illegal entry by unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and releasing them into the hands of unvetted adults has caused misery on an even larger scale.The seed was planted years earlier. As Lora Ries, a former official with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,wrote, a 2008 law called the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) created incentives to "entice parents to send their children across the border unaccompanied to receive immigration benefits and gain a foothold in the U.S. so their families could hopefully later follow."FORMER ICE CHIEF TORCHES 'UNCONSCIONABLE' BIDEN-ERA POLICIES AS TRUMP'S DHS FINDS MIGRANT CHILDRENIn the early 2000s, between 4,800 and 8,200UACs were encounteredat the border per year. After the TVPRA, numbers rose, hitting 68,000 in 2014.Under Biden, federal agencies became the last leg in an international smuggling business that brought millions of inadmissible aliens to the U.S. from around the world, including 550,000 minors. As expert witness Tara Rodastestifiedto the House Homeland Security Committee in November 2024, "Criminal sponsors are defrauding the U.S. government by using this government program as a logistical chain in their trafficking operation."While illegal alien parents and labor-exploiting employers paid for UACs to get to the U.S. border, it was often our tax dollars that brought them inside the country and delivered them into the hands of barely vetted adult sponsors.Inadmissible UACs from further than Mexico who try to enter the U.S. illegally become the responsibility of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).Under Biden, children were released to putative sponsors in a matter of days. Verification of the sponsors identities was inexcusably lax. HHS released children to sponsors with whom they had no blood relation and allowed adult sponsors to send photos of identification documents rather than come in personally. There was little follow-up to check on the childrens welfare after placement with the sponsors.A February 2024 HHS inspector generalsreportlooked at 342 of 16,790 UACs they had released to parents or sponsors in March and April of 2021. In 16% of cases, there was no evidence that required sponsor safety checks had been done. Almost one in five UACs were "released to sponsors with pending FBI fingerprint or State child abuse and neglect registry checks" and when those results came in, the files were never updated. In a third of the cases, the identification documents the sponsors submitted "contained legibility concerns" a nice way of saying ORR couldnt read them properly to confirm they were valid.What if the sponsors werent caring for the children or were exploiting them? No one knew. ORRs follow-up was in most cases only a phone call.In 22% of cases HHS examined, "ORR did not conduct timely Safety and Well-Being Follow Up Calls," and in another 18% of cases they didnt document those calls in the case files. That was in early 2021 and the UAC numbers got worse later in the Biden years. Asthis chartshows, every year from 2021 2024 saw more than 100,000 UACs apprehended entering illegally nearly all of whom would have been released into the U.S.Under our immigration laws, UACs should be removed unless they are given asylum or other protection. But incredibly, ICE failed to issue Notices to Appear in immigration court to over 291,000 UACs they released between 2019 and 2024,according tothe DHS Inspector General. And when they did, more than 43,000 of them never showed up for a hearing.TheNew York Timesreportedthat "[m]igrant children have ended up working dangerous industrial jobs in violation of child labor laws across the country in slaughterhouses, factories, construction sites and elsewhere Some have been gravely injured or killed."Having ended Bidens catch-and-release at the border, the Trump administration is now repairing the damage done over four years of recklessness and negligence. This means not only arresting, detaining, and deporting adult illegal aliens, but also finding thousands of UACs whom HHS has lost track of. The aim is to return as many children as possible to their parents, ideally back in their home countries. So far, the Trump administrationhas found13,000 of the UACs who dropped off the radar.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONToday, ORR is requiring proper identification, with fingerprints, photos, DNA samples, as well as background checks and financial records before they release children. Alien adults in the U.S. who have pending asylum claims even bogus or fraudulent ones that will ultimately fail can still pick up their children from ORR and keep custody pending the familys immigration process. Many dont, because they arent really relatives. Or they fear due process because they are here illegally and havent taken even basic steps to try and legalize their status.Now that ORR is strictly verifying parent and sponsor identities, the average time children remain in ORR custody has grown from a few weeks to months. That is testament to how weak the vetting standards for sponsors have been for the last four years. Many teens who came to work here leaving their parents abroad are opting to go home rather than stay longer in ORR custody.Federal lawrequiresthe government to "ensure that unaccompanied alien children in the United States are safely repatriated to their country of nationality." That should be the priority now. Then, Congress needs to close the UAC loopholes in immigration law and return custody responsibility from HHS back to DHS, so that never again will so many children be at risk of serious harm and fall through the cracks of an immigration system spread among too many federal agencies.

While much of the legacy media has downplayed or dismissed crime in Washington, D.C., on the heels of the Trump administrations crackdown, one journalist decided to speak out about a horrific attack that changed the course of her life.President Donald Trump announced the federalization of Washington, D.C.'s police force on Monday, an unprecedented move taken by no prior U.S. president. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb condemned the move, insisting there is "no crime emergency" in the nations capital, and many liberal pundits and mainstream news outlets have suggested Trump is overreaching.New York Times reporter Peter Baker called it a "nonexistent crime crisis," while CNN and MSNBC filled their shows with guests to slam Trumps move. A variety of outlets harped on data that violent crime in D.C. is down by 26% this year, and many others insisted the move is simply a "distraction."NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS SPOTTED IN WASHINGTON DC AS TRUMP LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN ON STREET CRIMEIn 2020, during the early stages of the COVID pandemic, Anna Giaritelli took a Saturday morning stroll in what she believed was a "really safe part of town" near Union Station, only a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol. At the time, Giaritelli covered crime and civil unrest for the Washington Examiner, but she had no idea she was about to become a victim herself."I was randomly attacked by a homeless man and fought with him for my life and survived. And that event has had a significant impact on my life, changed the course of my life," Giaritelli told Fox News Digital.Giaritelli was injured and sexually abused during the horrific attack. Police used DNA found on her clothing to determine that the suspect was a repeat offender and already in their system. She said he was finally arrested "months later" and a "judge chose to release him onto the streets" before his trial.Giaritelli planned to live in Washington, D.C., for "decades," but the harrowing ordeal changed her plans. She first moved to another part of town, hoping the distance would allow her to remain in the city, but frustration continued to grow."Through the year and a half that we waited for our case to go to trial, this man was arrested five more times, including for wielding a machete on Capitol Hill. And the judge chose in all five times to release him from jail back onto the street," Giaritelli said."I didn't feel protected by the judicial system. I didn't feel safe in Washington, D.C. because of these decisions by the courts," she continued. "And so ultimately, I had to take my own safety into concern, and I left D.C. with nowhere to go really, trying to figure out how to start a life and what that would look like somewhere else."AG PAM BONDI MEETS WITH DC MAYOR AS TRUMP DISPATCHES NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS IN CAPITALGiaritelli believes the police worked extremely hard to put her attacker behind bars ahead of his trial but the decision by the court "enabled him to victimize more and more people.""I found out at sentencing that he [assaulted] an off-duty police officer, a woman, several weeks, months prior to what he did to me. So, this was an individual that had a clear trajectory and as much as police wanted to keep him off the streets, the courts would not let them do that," Giaritelli said."He was sentenced to federal prison in 2022," Giaritelli continued. "He has since been released from federal prison and to my knowledge is back in Washington, D.C."Giaritelli, who moved to Texas and began covering homeland security, immigration and border issues for the Washington Examiner, said the attack completely changed the trajectory of her career."Trying to work in politics and media, youre limited to what you can do if youre not actually in Washington," Giaritelli said. "I dont know where I would be now if I was still living in D.C."JEANINE PIRRO SHUTS DOWN REPORTERS QUESTIONING TRUMPS DC CRIME CRACKDOWNGiaritelli was extremely grateful the Examiner allowed her to switch beats and work remotely, but she was in a "bad place for months," and initially found it very difficult to adapt to life in a new city. "I've recovered. I've done a lot of work in therapy to get to a good place," she said.The journalist was eager to hear other victims speak out, not just about the crime issue and needing more police, but also about "the courts and making sure people who are a danger to the public are not released."But many victims remain silent, so Giaritelli decided to share her own story with an emotional social media post that began, "For people who say they don't know a DC crime victim... Hi, I'm Anna.""I wanted to be part of the solution," she said. "I think the Trump administration recognizes this isn't a one-off. This is a mass problem that we've seen for years."TOP DEMOCRATS RIPPED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER 'BONKERS' REACTIONS TO TRUMP'S DC CRIME PLAN: 'MASSIVE LIAR'Giaritelli plans to release a book that answers many questions she had five years ago."What is it like as a victim? Are the thoughts I'm having, is the anxiety and the depression, is this all normal? Is this what people go through? And so, I wrote a book really aimed at women in particular who've been through sexual assault, been through different crimes, and come out and say, Now what? How do I get back the rest of my life? And that was what I wanted to put forward," Giaritelli said.Giaritelli, who was hesitant to offer her take on the Trump administrations crackdown because of her role as a working journalist, wants Americans to understand that crime remains a serious issue in the nations capital."I think President Trump is taking action because the people around him who live in Washington, D.C., have brought this to his attention and know that this is a major issue," she said.

Living to see 100 is a major feat that has a common thread.Recent studies of centenarians people who are in their 100s have found that they suffer from fewer diseases overall, develop them more slowly and are less likely to experience fatal conditions compared to people who live shorter lives.One 2024 study from Sweden, published in the journal GeroScience, considered historical data from people over 60 years old born between 1912 and 1922.STUDY REVEALS WHY SUPER AGERS MAINTAIN OUTSTANDING MEMORY INTO THEIR 80SResearchers followed these individuals from 1972 to 2022, considering the age of their death and also medical complications like stroke, myocardial infarction, hip fracture and various cancers.Centenarians were found to have a lower age-specific lifetime risk for all conditions except hip fractures, which suggests that 100-year-olds are able to delay and avoid many major age-related diseases rather than surviving them.The findings challenge the idea that a longer life span inevitably leads to higher disease rates, the researchers stated.Another study in August 2025, conducted by the same researchers and published in The Lancet, looked into how older individuals accumulate and manage health conditions over a lifespan, instead of avoiding them.AGING HITS A DRAMATIC TURNING POINT AT ONE SPECIFIC NUMBER, SCIENTISTS DISCOVERThe researchers tracked the health of participants born between 1920 and 1922, comparing the disease trajectories of centenarians to those who did not live as long.Those 100 and older were found to have fewer diagnosed conditions and also accumulated diseases at a slower rate.The researchers found that cardiovascular diseases were the most common diagnoses across all ages, but they contributed less to the overall disease burden among those who made it to 100.Malignancies, like cancer cells that typically spread, were more largely present in centenarians, while neuropsychiatric conditions, such as anxiety disorders and dementia, were less common.YOUR HEART MAY BE OLDER THAN YOU THINK AND THE NUMBER COULD PREDICT DISEASE RISKPeople in their 100s were also found to have fewer diseases occurring at the same time and were more likely to have conditions confined to a single disease group."Future research should aim to identify genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors underlying these patterns to inform early-life preventive strategies that promote longevity and resilience," the researchers noted.Dr. Macie P. Smith, a licensed social worker and gerontologist based in South Carolina, said it makes "complete sense" that people who avoid serious illnesses like stroke and heart disease live beyond 100 years old.People who have reached 100 are considered "traditionalists," who have typically avoided exposure to harmful elements such as radiation, additives, preservatives and artificial coloring in foods, Smith told Fox News Digital.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"They also were not exposed to an abundance of modern medicine," she said. "They relied more on natural remedies and organic foods."Modern-day technology and global connections, which were not available to centenarians, could also contribute to stress and other mental health factors, according to Smith."They had the ability to mind their own business while reducing their stress levels," she said. "That alone brings about longer life When you mind other peoples business, you take on other peoples problems, thereby increasing stress levels. This is called vicarious trauma."Smith also believes the older generation is more "free-spirited.""They didnt take on the restrictions that we take on today to look a certain way or be a certain way in public," she said. "There was a lot less scrutiny back in those days.""Yes, they had their struggles that we dont see today; however, they just showed up in a different way, and they were handled in a different way."Choosing your path when youre younger will determine how you live when youre older, Smith noted, whether it's independently or dependently, or living on your own or in a community.Making healthy lifestyle decisions early on can also significantly reduce the risk of complications in the future, which can impact longevity.For more Health articles, visitfoxnews.com/health.Smith recommends eating a low-fat, low-salt, brain-healthy diet and eliminating processed foods, while managing stress, engaging with family and friends, staying active and getting adequate sleep."This will prolong life and improve the quality of life," she said.

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A man accused of faking his death and fleeing the country to avoid facing sexual assault charges was convicted Wednesday of first-degree felony rape. The verdict in the 2008 rape case came after a three-day trial in which the accuser and her parents testified.Nicholas Rossi, who refused to testify on his own behalf, is set to be sentenced Oct. 20 and faces five years to life in prison under Utah law. He is also slated to stand trial in September for a Utah County rape."We are grateful to the survivor in this case for her willingness to come forward, years after this attack took place," said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. "We appreciate her patience as we worked to bring the defendant back to Salt Lake County so that this trial could take place and she could get justice. It took courage and bravery to take the stand and confront her attacker to hold him accountable."Authorities identified Rossi from a decade-old DNA rape kit in 2018, according to the Associated Press. He was charged as Utah was working to clear its rape kit backlog.A MAN EXTRADITED FROM SCOTLAND CONTINUES TO CLAIM HE'S NOT THE PERSON CHARGED IN 2 UTAH RAPE CASESRossi, who is from Rhode Island, returned to his home state before fleeing the U.S. While in Rhode Island, Rossi told reporters he had late-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Later, an online obituary stated that Rossi had died in February 2020, though several people close to him cast doubt on his death.He was arrested in Scotland in 2021 when hospital staff recognized his tattoos from an Interpol notice. However, Rossi claimed he was an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight who had never been to the U.S. This was one of many aliases investigators say Rossi used. He was extradited to Utah in January 2024.US RAPE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF FAKING DEATH, FLEEING TO SCOTLAND IS BOOKED IN UTAH JAILThe victim said she met Rossi whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian as she was recovering from a traumatic brain injury. The Associated Press reported that the victim answered a personal ad Rossi posted on Craigslist. The relationship progressed quickly, and they were engaged just two weeks after meeting, according to the Associated Press."He was very charming and seemed very interested in school and politics and music, and he was just very nice to me," the victim told the jury, according to Fox 13 Salt Lake City.UTAH COLD CASE SOLVED 40 YEARS AFTER 18-YEAR-OLD WOMANS MURDER THANKS TO DNA SAMPLE, POLICE SAYThe victim recalled being asked to pay for dates, Rossis car repairs, and even their engagement rings. She also said she had to lend Rossi $1,000 so he wouldnt be evicted from his apartment. Rossis lawyers apparently tried to paint the victim as being resentful and seeking revenge for being put in this financial position.Rossi later raped the victim in his bedroom one night after the victim drove him home, according to her testimony. She cited her parents dismissive response as the reason she did not come forward at the time. Her father from whom she is estranged, allegedly for reasons unrelated to Rossi said that if his daughter told him she had been raped, he didnt hear it, according to Fox 13 Salt Lake City.The victim said she decided to come forward years later after seeing a news report stating that Rossi was accused of another rape.Rossi is accused of raping another former girlfriend at his apartment in September 2008 when she came to his apartment to get money she claimed he stole from her to buy a computer.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThough Rossi will not stand trial in this case until next month, the victim testified Tuesday in the Salt Lake City case about her experience with the now-convicted rapist.The Utah County victim went to police at the time of the alleged rape to report Rossi, who later claimed in an interview with authorities that she had raped him and threatened to have him killed. It remains to be seen how this will play out in court next month.

Just two days after President Donald Trump seized control of Washington, D.C.s police force to combat violent crime in the Democrat-run capital, New Mexicos Democratic governor on Wednesday declared a state of emergency over rampant violence and drug trafficking in a large swath of her state.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the sweeping emergency declaration in crime-riddenRio Arriba County,which includes two Native American pueblo communities. The county, which stretches from the city of Espaola to the Colorado state line, has long struggled with some of the nations highest opioid overdose death rates.Grisham said that local leaders had pleaded for assistance in tackling the crises and that public safety threats have "overwhelmed local resources."NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED TO BLUE CITY OVERRUN WITH JUVENILE CRIME, FENTANYL IS 'NOT ENOUGH,' STATE GOP SAYS"When our local leaders called for help to protect their communities, we responded immediately with decisive action," Grisham said in a statement. "We are making every resource available to support our local partners on the ground and restore public safety and stability to these areas that have been hardest hit by this crisis."The emergency declaration makes $750,000 available the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to coordinate response efforts and provide resources to the communities impacted.Grisham said that a surge in criminal activity has contributed to increased homelessness, family instability and fatal drug overdoses, placing extraordinary strain on local governments and police departments that have requested immediate state assistance.She said that police calls in Espaola and surrounding areas have more than doubled in the past two years. Police dispatches to businesses in the area have quadrupled in the same period.Rio Arriba County currently has the highest overdose death rate in the state, with residents struggling with addiction to fentanyl and other illicit substances.THREE STATES SIGN NEW AGREEMENTS WITH ICE FOR EXPANDED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONSThere were no immediate calls for troop deployments in the county, though the new emergency declaration allows for authorities to call up the National Guard. Emergency funds will help local law enforcement agencies spend on overtime, equipment and coordinated police responses, a Grisham spokesperson said.The tribal governor of Santa Clara Pueblo on the edge of Espaola urged the state to address a growing public safety crisis stemming from the use and abuse of fentanyl and alcohol in the community at large."The pueblo has expended thousands of dollars trying to address this crisis ... and to protect pueblo children who are directly and negatively affected by a parent's or guardian's addiction," said Santa Clara Gov. James Naranjo in a July letter to Lujan Grisham. "But we are not an isolated community and the causes and effects of fentanyl/alcohol abuse, increased crime and increased homelessness extend to the wider community."Grishams emergency declaration comes after she sent the National Guard to Albuquerque in April to address a spike in juvenile crime and fentanyl. The National Guard were tasked withscene security and traffic control, prisoner transport assistance and other roles that don't involve arrests in order to free up Albuquerque Police Department resources.Wednesdays state of emergency was welcomed by New Mexico Republicans, including Espaola City Councilor Sam LeDoux."I am pleased that the governor is addressing the out-of-control crime in our community," LeDoux said. It has long been overrun and not addressed. Fentanyl has overwhelmed our law enforcement, and this seems to be a step in the right direction to protecting our citizens."New Mexico Republican Party Chairwoman Amy Barela also welcomed the announcement but urged the governor to ensure the deployment results in real change.Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela also welcomed the announcement but urged the Governor to ensure the deployment results in real change."This community is long overdue in receiving help to combat the out-of-control crime caused by the failed policies of our state leadership," Barela said in a statement."While I hope the deployment of the National Guard will provide real assistance, the people of Espaola deserve more than just street counselors they deserve action that addresses the root of the problem.""Thanks to President Trumps America First policies and his decisive action to secure the border, we have already begun to see crime rates decrease nationally. Now, its time to put New Mexicans first by ensuring those who commit crimes are caught and held accountable."The Associated Press contributed to this report.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos made a mind-boggling error during the teams 11-1 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon.Padres third baseman Manny Machado roped a ball to left field in the second inning. The ball bounced off the wall, and Ramos fielded it, looking to throw it back into the infield to prevent a runner on first base from advancing to third. Instead, the ball appeared to slip out of his hands and trickle back toward the infielders.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFernando Tatis Jr. came around to score to add to the lead. San Diego would break the game open even further later and complete the series sweep.Baseball fans were perplexed.Giants manager Bob Melvin claimed after the game that it wasn't Ramos' fault. He said Ramos was going to throw the ball to second base but saw nobody was there, and the ball came out of his hand.While the Giants have struggled this season, Ramos issues have been highlighted consistently.He suffered what he called a "mental error" on the base paths in a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates back in July, when he was caught trailing off second base during an infield fly pop-up.On Tuesday night, Ramos broke his bat over his knee in frustration following a strikeout.METS RUN OUT OF CELEBRATORY FIREWORKS DURING HOME RUN ONSLAUGHT AGAINST BRAVESRamos, who was an All-Star in 2024, is hitting .268 with a .748 OPS and 14 home runs. He has seven errors in left field this season.In the sweep against the Padres, he was 1-for-13 with four strikeouts.San Diego took control of the National League West with the win and improved to 69-52 on the year. San Francisco fell to 59-62.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had harsh words Wednesday when asked whether Democrats planned to go along with President Donald Trump's request to extend his control over Washington, D.C.'s police force.Schumer made the comment during an appearance on "The Parnas Perspective" with host Aaron Parnas. The top Democrat made it very clear that his party would do everything in its power to prevent Trump's move from going beyond the current 30-day period."No fing way," Schumer told Parnas when asked about the extension."Well fight him tooth and nail. He needs to get Congress to approve it, and not only are we not going to approve it, but there are some Republicans who dont like it either."TRUMP'S PLAN TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD IN DC SPARKS BACKLASH FROM RESIDENTSBUT SOME WELCOME IT"This is, again, just a distraction. Hes afraid of Epstein," Schumer continued. "Hes afraid of all that, and we are not going to give up on Epstein."Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he is asking Congress to extend his control over the Metropolitan Police Department beyond the 30 days afforded by the Home Rule Act.Trump nevertheless claims he can unilaterally extend the period by declaring a national emergency if Congress doesn't cooperate."Well, if it's a national emergency, we can do it without Congress. But we expect to be before Congress very quickly. And again, we think the Democrats will not do anything to stop crime, but we think the Republicans will do it almost unanimously. So we're going to need a crime bill. That we're going to be putting in, and it's going to pertain initially to DC. We're going to use it as a very positive example," Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center."You can't have 30 days,"he said. "We're going to do this very quickly, but we're going to want extensions. I don't want to call a national emergency, but if I have to I will."Trump announced his D.C. crime and homelessness crackdown last week, calling in the National Guard and federal law enforcement in addition to federalizing the MPD.Law enforcement has arrested more than 100 people since Aug. 7, which includes 43 who were arrested Tuesday, a White House official told Fox Digital on Wednesday. The arrests are part of Trumps March executive order, which established the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force.

As President Donald Trump looks to crack down on crime within Washington, D.C., by sending in federal law enforcement to patrol the city, data reveals the nations capital is plagued by violent crime when compared to other metropolitan areas around the country.In a news conference Monday, Trump announced he is planning to deploy members of the National Guard to the citys streets while taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in an effort to restore safety and combat violence."You can be anything you want, but you want to have safety in the streets," Trump said. "You want to be able to leave your apartment or your house where you live and feel safe and go into a store to buy a newspaper or buy something, and you dont have that now."TOP DEMOCRATS RIPPED ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER 'BONKERS' REACTIONS TO TRUMP'S DC CRIME PLAN: 'MASSIVE LIAR'The move comes as the nations capital "averaged one of the highest robbery and murder rates of large cities nationwide,"according to an executive order, "Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia.""Indeed, the District of Columbia now has a higher violent crime, murder, and robbery rate than all 50 states, recording a homicide rate in 2024 of 27.54 per 100,000 residents," the order states.TRUMP CLAIMS DC CRIMES TROUNCE STATS FROM NOTORIOUSLY VIOLENT CITIES WORLDWIDEIn 2024, Washington D.C. placed fourth among 24 of the nations cities when comparing homicide rates per 100,000 citizens, according toa report conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)."The recent increase of federal law enforcement officers across Washington, D.C., has already stopped vicious criminals, the distribution of deadly narcotics and the violent use of stolen handguns," a White House spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital."President Trumps bold leadership and decisive action will make our nations capital beautiful and safe again for its residents and visitors from all the world. The presidents efforts to crack down on crime is an incredibly popular policy that everyday Americans support."St. Louis, New Orleans and Detroit accounted for more homicides per capita, the study reported.When compared to other major metropolitan cities, Washington D.C.s homicide rate remained exceptionally high when placed alongside New York Citys rate of and Los Angeles rate, according to RIT.MPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.While Trump's ability to utilize the MPD is unique to the nation's capital, federal law enforcement could integrate into other cities with high crime rates utilizing consent decrees, according to former NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher."That's when the federal government comes in, and they review a police department," Porcher told Fox News Digital. "And they'll make a series of recommendations based on what the police department is not doing."I SUPPORT TRUMP TAKING CONTROL OF DC POLICE THE CONSTITUTION IS ON HIS SIDEPorcher pointed to the ability of federal law enforcement to collaborate with local authorities in crime-ridden cities in an effort to reform a department's response to violence. "A lot of task force activity would be the key component," Porcher said. "So, what the feds can do is send a series of FBI, DEA or ATF agents to a particular city, and they would be a part of a task force that works with the localized police departments. The resources would bridge together from both the city and the federal government to target the excessive crimes that are being committed in that particular area, whether it's homicides, robberies, burglaries."TRUMP ACTIVATES NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO ADDRESS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL CRIME IN WASHINGTONDespite the higher-than-average rates, the homicide rate within Washington, D.C., dropped 35% when compared to 2023, marking the lowest violent crime rates the city has seen in 30 years, according to the Department of Justice."In addition to the overall violent crime reduction, homicides are down 32%," the DOJ said in a news release. "Robberies are down 39%; armed carjackings are down 53%; assaults with a dangerous weapon are down 27% when compared with 2023 levels, with the District reporting the fewest assaults with dangerous weapons and burglaries in over 30 years."However, residents within the nations capital insist the move by the Trump administration is a step in the right direction.TRUMP'S PLAN TO DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD IN DC SPARKS BACKLASH FROM RESIDENTSBUT SOME WELCOME IT"This is something I think that's been long overdue," Jenn Pellegrino, chief spokesperson of America First Policy Institute, told Fox News Digital. "If you walk around our nation's capital, which sees over 20 million visitors from all around the world every year, this is a lot of people's first impression of what the United States of America is like."Pellegrino has been living in Washington, D.C., for 15 years and has become disheartened by the state of the city she calls home."While the left is saying that there's nothing to see here, that the White House is overreacting to this situation, it's about how people feel," Pellegrino said. "They can say that the crime stats are down, which some are, but some are rising, like carjacking. People don't feel safe, and something needs to be done to address that."WASHINGTON, DC, IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE CAPITALS OF MANY THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES, SENATOR SAYSAlthough instances of violent crime within Washington, D.C. are down when compared to 2023, reports of incidents involving property remain either relatively stagnant or trending upward."I think that there is a significant need for crime reduction in a lot of these large cities, such as Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.," Porcher said.In 2025, property crime within the city is down by 4%, according to the MPD. Additionally, there have already been 2,926 reports of motor vehicle theft logged this year, approaching last year's total of 2,940."It's time to get tough on some of the smaller crimes to prevent the more violent crimes that have been going on in the city," Pellegrino said. "Because, honestly, if you walk around D.C., even in the middle of the daytime [or] a weekday, youve got to have your head on a swivel."Pellegrino hopes the Trump administrations efforts will set a standard for other cities grappling with crime throughout the country, while ensuring the nations capital is a safe place to visit, live and work."These violent crimes can happen to anybody," Pellegrino told Fox News Digital. "They don't discriminate based on your politics. And, again, whether you're a tourist coming to visit or you're somebody that's lived here, or you just work in the city, we deserve better than that. This is the United States of America. It's the greatest country on Earth. Our nation's capital should represent something better than the standard it's been held to over the last several years."