D.C. crime down big time after First Year of Crime Task Force

Trump's D.C. crime task force marks one year with more than 16,000 arrests

The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force just hit its first anniversary with over 16,000 arrests, a record that backers call proof the federal crackdown is working and critics say came at enormous cost.

Attorney General Todd Blanche marked the milestone with a statement crediting President Trump's leadership for what he called "extraordinary results" in the nation's capital.

The task force, which launched August 11, 2025, brought together the Department of Justice, the U.S. Marshals Service, the National Guard, and local police in a sustained law enforcement surge across Washington, D.C. The numbers released to Fox News Digital ahead of the anniversary paint a picture of a city-wide operation that went far beyond routine policing.

Among those 16,000-plus arrests: 35 homicide suspects taken into custody, more than 100 known gang members arrested, over 3,200 narcotics arrests, and nearly 2,000 illegal guns pulled off the streets. The task force also located 25 missing children and returned them home.

Overall crime in Washington, D.C. dropped significantly, with recent annual metrics showing total violent crime decreasing by roughly 29% to 35% and property crime decreasing by about 23%, powered by steep declines in motor vehicle thefts and robberies.

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Memphis Pizza Owner has skewed priorities

What This Memphis Pizza Owner Said After Kicking National Guard Troops Out of His Business Will Make Your Blood Boil

What Tamboli Did and What He Won't Tell You

On July 11, four uniformed National Guard members walked into Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza on Madison Avenue looking for a meal.

The owner, Miles Tamboli, turned them away. He then posted a video bragging about it – calling the decision an act of "patriotism and conscience." The left-wing internet loved it. The left-wing Guardian ran a glowing feature on his packed house and long lines. Local liberal activists launched a "buy-cott" – urging supporters to flood the restaurant with their dollars and their politics.

Since Trump launched the Memphis Safe Task Force in September 2025, Memphis Police Department data tells a clear story.

• Murders are down 44% in the first half of 2026.
• Motor vehicle thefts are down 62%.
• Overall violent crime has dropped nearly 40% compared to the same period last year.
• The task force surpassed 10,000 arrests and pulled 1,708 illegal firearms off city streets – and located 154 missing children.
• The National Police Association called Memphis a "blueprint for other cities around the nation."

Tamboli's answer to all of that: the soldiers who did the work can find somewhere else to eat.

Read more about the owner whose liberal politics were more important than the National Guard's accomplishments in making his city safer.

Memphis is a heavily Democrat city, serving as a major blue stronghold and one of the primary Democratic centers in the state of Tennesse.

Suspended first, celebrated later - "We'll Fix this"

Hegseth steps in again to reverse suspension of Apache pilots after July Fourth flyover

Eight Apache helicopter pilots from the South Carolina National Guard had their suspensions lifted Friday, hours after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly promised to intervene, following a low-altitude flyover along the South Carolina coast on July Fourth that drew cheers from beachgoers and a bureaucratic crackdown from their own chain of command.

The reversal marks the second time in recent months that Hegseth has personally overridden a military disciplinary process involving Apache pilots, ABC News reported. The pattern raises a pointed question about military culture in 2026: when pilots do exactly the kind of thing the public loves, fly attack helicopters over a patriotic holiday crowd, why does the default institutional response look like punishment?

The pilots, all members of the South Carolina National Guard's Alpha 1-151 Attack Battalion, flew the "Salute from the Shore" route from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Beaufort, North Carolina, on Independence Day. Video of the low-altitude pass circulated online and drew widespread attention.

Shortly after the flight, the South Carolina National Guard temporarily suspended all eight pilots. The Guard issued a press release Thursday characterizing the move as a "routine administrative measure whenever a flight profile is under review." In a post on X, the Guard added that the suspension was "not a disciplinary action" and said the soldiers were still taking part in "regular daily duties in a non-flying capacity."

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"Shut up" says Nancy

Pelosi Told a Female Reporter to Shut Up

Anderson Cooper went on CNN to defend Kaitlan Collins from Donald Trump

Then Nancy Pelosi told a female reporter to shut up twice – on camera – and Cooper found something else to do. LindellTV reporter Alison Steinberg walked up to Nancy Pelosi on Capitol Hill Thursday and asked her why she turned the National Guard away on January 6, 2021. Pelosi cut her off before she finished the sentence.

"I'll tell you to shut up again because you're speaking lies," Pelosi snapped.

Steinberg pressed forward, showing Pelosi footage from their first confrontation – the October 2025 exchange where Pelosi had screamed "shut up" at her the first time.

The left's silence on Pelosi isn't about inconsistency. It's about what Pelosi is being asked.

Because if the National Guard question gets a real answer – one that isn't screaming – then Democrats lose the January 6 narrative they've spent five years and tens of millions of dollars building.

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Washington DC totally armed

President Trump Orders All DC Guard Members Be Armed

The War Department confirmed Tuesday that every National Guard member patrolling Washington, D.C., is now fully armed. This crucial decision protects our deployed troops and aligns with the Trump administration’s commitment to Law and Order missions.

War Department press secretary Kingsley Wilson confirmed the essential safety measure. Wilson told reporters during a morning press conference, “I can confirm that everybody in D.C. is now armed.”

She added that many Guard troops are now conducting joint patrols alongside local police. Wilson confirmed, "Their safety, of course, is top of mind, and we will continue to make sure they're able to do their jobs in keeping all of our great Americans safe across our country.”

Watch some Democrat complain.

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Supreme Court approves Anarchy in Chicago

"Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control, when in fact it is just the opposite. He is an incompetent Governor who should call me for HELP," Trump posted Tuesday on his Truth Social media platform.

Supreme Court Denies Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Chicago in 6-3 Ruling

There’s a sickness spreading through America’s great cities. It’s a disease of lawlessness, cultivated by progressive politicians who are perfectly happy to watch from afar as civilization crumbles.

For years, hardworking Americans have seen radicals and rioters given free rein, knowing that local authorities, paralyzed by the woke mob, would do absolutely nothing.

This managed decline has left millions of citizens feeling abandoned, wondering if anyone in power still has the backbone to enforce the law. When a president finally decides to act—to protect federal property and personnel from the encroaching chaos—you would think our institutions would support that fundamental duty.

You’d hope the nation’s highest court could at least tell the difference between a protest and a riot. Spoiler alert: that was too much to ask.

The Supreme Court has denied a bid from the Trump administration to deploy the National Guard to Illinois. The emergency request from the administration was filed in response to an October ruling by US District Judge April Perry.

The unsigned order stated, “At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority

With that single, sterile sentence, the Supreme Court didn’t just issue a ruling; it signed a permission slip for anarchy. In a 6-3 decision that was stunning—if you still believe the Court is above politics—the justices chose to betray President Trump.

They sided with the forces of chaos and robbed him of the authority needed to restore order in a state that was actively defying federal law. The decision tells every liberal governor that they can foster lawlessness, and the Supreme Court will have their back.

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National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe slowly healing

National Guard soldier Andrew Wolfe ‘slowly healing’ after DC shooting, but has weeks to go

West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe is beginning to “look more like himself” after he was shot the day before Thanksgiving in an ambush-style attack in Washington, D.C., which also claimed the life of fellow National Guard officer Sarah Beckstrom.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey relayed the update before attending a Friday night prayer vigil for Wolfe at Musselman High School in Berkeley County, from where the 24-year-old graduated.

Morrisey added that Wolfe’s head wound is “slowly healing,” and his family expects he’ll remain in acute care for another two to three weeks.

“They remain optimistic moving forward,” the governor said, citing Wolfe’s parents. “We continue to ask all West Virginians and Americans for their prayers! They are making a difference!”

Wolfe, a staff sergeant, had been deployed to the nation’s capital when both he and Beckstrom were shot in the head at close range on Nov. 26, just blocks away from the White House. They were in D.C. as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on what it has called rampant crime in major cities across the U.S.

29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, then fired off another shot while screaming out, “Allahu Akbar,” an Arabic phrase meaning “God is great,” the documents said.

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Wounded National Guardsman hangs on to life

Wounded Guardsman Gives Thumbs Up, Wiggles Toes

As investigators continue to probe what motivated a man to gun down two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one just blocks from the White House, officials said on Monday that the victim who survived the attack was making positive progress.

The suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old married father of five from Bellingham, Washington, allegedly drove cross-country to commit the Thanksgiving eve shooting in the heart of the nation’s capital, officials said.

Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, members of the West Virginia National Guard were "ambushed" while conducting "high visibility patrols" at the time of the attack, according to law enforcement officials. The 20-year-old Beckstrom was killed while the 24-year-old Wolfe was critically injured, authorities said.

During a news conference on Monday afternoon, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Wolfe is in serious condition and is "fighting for his life."

Morrisey revealed "some positive news" about Wolfe's condition, saying that when a nurse asked him to give a thumbs up if he could hear, "he did respond."

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Shouts “Allahu Akbar” before gunning down our troops

Afghan Shooter Charged with Murdering National Guard Member

Then Pursuing Third Target in D.C. Rampage

On a routine Wednesday patrol near the Farragut West metro station, National Guard members walked their posts, maintaining the order that President Trump had directed them to restore to Washington’s troubled streets. They were protectors, guardians of peace in a city that desperately needed their presence.

But peace shattered in an instant when one of Biden’s “humanitarian parolees” decided to repay American generosity with bullets. The attack that claimed the life of guardsman Beckstrom and left Andrew Wolfe fighting for survival was swift, brutal, and calculated.

Court documents filed Tuesday paint a nightmarish picture of violence that began with surveillance footage showing the shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, stalking his prey for a full minute before striking.

Two headshots. Two American servicemembers down. This wasn’t random violence, this was an execution. The 29-year-old Afghan national had delivered his ambush with military precision, perhaps skills learned during his time working with the CIA’s counterterrorism program in Afghanistan.

But the horror didn’t end there. Lakanwal wasn’t satisfied with two victims as he turned his sights on a third target: an unnamed National Guard major who shot him dead.

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Bondi to pursue death penalty against Rahmanullah Lakanwal

Bondi Says Prosecutors Will Seek Death Penalty For Suspected DC Guardsmen Attacker

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that federal prosecutors intend to pursue the death penalty against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C., the day before Thanksgiving.

Bondi made the remarks during an interview on Fox News, according to the New York Post.

“I will tell you early, we will do everything in our power to seek the death penalty against that monster who should not have been in our country,” Bondi said.

She also indicated that prosecutors would formally seek capital charges “if something happens” to the injured soldiers, who were in critical condition following emergency surgery, though 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom has since died from her injuries.

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Details remain scarce as Lakanwal is currently hospitalized with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Happy that he is alive to eventually get justice he deserves.

Jen Psaki defends Biden's vetting process

Psaki claimed Afghans brought to U.S. by Biden subjected to 'thorough screening and background check'

The suspect in the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington on Wednesday, the latest unprovoked terror attack on the U.S., allegedly had gone through a "thorough screening and background check" process.

That's according to a statement of Joe Biden's press secretary, Jen Psaki, at the time thousands of Afghans were being brought into the United States by the Democrat administration then.

At the time, Psaki was questioned about the possibility of terrorists being delivered to U.S. shores by Biden's Operation Allies, which was supposed to have been evacuating and resettling U.S. "allies" from Afghanistan, after the U.S. abruptly withdrew its troops of that location.

Psaki said: "I can absolutely assure you that no one is coming into the United States of America who has not been through a thorough screening and background check process."

She continued, "There are many individuals as you noted who have not been through that process. And they have gone to lilypad countries, as that process has been completed. It doesn't mean that there's a flag, it means they have not completed their paperwork."

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WHAT?

There is no way on God's green Earth that all these Afghans were vetted. Not that day; not any day. Why do Democrats continue to lie? As this one Muslim worked for the CIA in Afghanistan, he was ushered in as one of the "good guys." Now he shouts, Allah Akbar as he shoots two citizens, murdering one and the other is still in critical condition.

MSNOW (MSNBC) blames the National Guard victims

Andrew Wolfe,24 and Sarah Beckstrom,20. Sarah died on Thanksgiving day. Sarah volunteered to work so that others could be home with their families on Thanksgiving.

MSNOW Correspondent’s Sickening Justification for National Guardsmen Shooting

In a stunning display of moral bankruptcy that has come to define the modern liberal media, MSNOW correspondent Ken Dilanian offered a sickening and reprehensible take on the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C.

Rather than condemning the violence against American servicemembers in the strongest possible terms, Dilanian immediately pivoted to a narrative that seemed to blame the victims and the policies of President Donald Trump for the attack.

This is what the left used to call ‘blaming the victim,’ but it is apparently acceptable to the folks at MSNOW because the victims are individuals associated with a strong, America-first administration that the network despises.

The gross and twisted reality espoused by Dilanian was laid bare during the network’s breaking news coverage. When asked about the environment in D.C. since President Trump deployed the National Guard, Dilanian responded by normalizing the controversy around the deployment before making a breathtaking leap.

“Of course, you know, there’s so much controversy happening in the United States right now with ICE, who are also wearing uniforms and wearing masks,” Dilanian told MSNOW’s Katy Tur. “And so there’s — you don’t know — people walking around with uniforms in an American city. There are some Americans that might object to that. And so apparently this shooting has happened.”

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National Guard Deployment on Hold

Jia Cobb, Federal Judge Appointed by Joe Biden November 2021

Trump administration ordered to halt 'unlawful' Guard deployment in D.C.

A federal judge on Thursday "ordered the Trump administration to halt its National Guard deployment to Washington while a lawsuit over the matter plays out in court, siding with D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General and writing that the administration has 'exceeded the bounds of [its] statutory authority' in requesting National Guard assistance from other states," according to The Washington Post.

However, U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb put her ruling on hold "for 21 days to give a higher court the chance to rule on a Trump administration appeal."

The D.C. dispute is happening as the Supreme Court considers whether the administration can move forward with a planned deployment in Illinois.

Appeals Court decision goes Trump's way

Federal Appeals Court Allows Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Oregon

A federal appeals court ruled on Oct. 20 that President Donald Trump may deploy National Guard troops to deal with violence directed against federal immigration facilities in Portland, Oregon, while the case works its way through the lower courts.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit voted 2–1 to stay an Oct. 4 order of District Judge Karin J. Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, who blocked a move by Trump to deploy members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland.

The panel, consisting of Circuit Judges Ryan Nelson, Bridget Bade, and Susan Graber, heard oral arguments in the case in San Francisco on Oct. 9.

“Defendants are likely to succeed on the merits of their appeal, and ... other stay factors weigh in their favor,” the panel stated in its new order. “We grant Defendants’ motion for a stay pending appeal.”

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Nancy thinks we're all stupid

'SHUT UP!' Enraged Nancy Pelosi goes ballistic when asked why she refused to call in National Guard on Jan. 6

'Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you are a serious journalist?' LOL

U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., went ballistic on a reporter Wednesday when she was confronted about her role in the Capitol mayhem of Jan. 6, 2021, and why she did not have the National Guard present to quell violence.

Outside the Capitol, the former speaker of the House was asked by Alison Steinberg of Lindell TV: "Congresswoman Pelosi, are you at all concerned that the January 6th Committee will find you liable for that?

"Are at all concerned about the January 6th Committee finding you liable for that day? "Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6th?"

Pelosi, who was obviously disturbed by the questions, snapped at Steinberg.

"SHUT UP!" Pelosi screamed as she pointed her finger at the correspondent. "I did not refuse the National Guard. The president didn't send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you're a serious journalist?"

WND

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Illinois Democrat Politicians

Chicago mayor says "NO" to the Federal Government to help curb out-of-control Crime

Chicago Mayor Signs Order to Block Possible Troop Deployment

Mayor Brandon Johnson directed city agencies not to aid federal immigration crackdowns and urged President Donald Trump to ’stand down' from sending forces

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order authorizing “immediate, drastic action” to respond to what he said could be a looming military deployment by the Trump administration to the city.

“I am signing an executive order that directs all of our City’s departments to protect Chicagoans and not collaborate with federal overreach,” Johnson said in an Aug. 30 post on X.

At an Aug. 30 press conference, Johnson added that his order “affirms” that Chicago police will not “collaborate with military personnel or civil immigration enforcement.”

The mayor’s order bars city police from assisting federal agents in immigration or joint patrols, calls on federal officers to identify themselves and wear body cameras, and directs city departments to explore legal and legislative steps to resist federal actions. It also urges President Donald Trump to “stand down” from deploying troops.

“We will not have our police officers, who are working hard every single day to drive down crime, deputized to do traffic stops and check stops for the president,” he said, adding that, “we do not want to see tanks on our streets.”

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At the end of last year, Chicago slashed 2,103 public safety jobs as it adds 184 administrators. "Policing has always been demanding, but morale is at an all-time low. Officers report feeling unsupported by leadership, undervalued by their communities, and overburdened by department policies. 56% of officers considering leaving cited low morale as a primary factor. Mar 19, 2025"

Trump Reducing Crime

Trump's National Guard in D.C. Justified says Harvard Poll

Harvard Poll: 54% Say Trump's D.C. Moves 'Justified'

More than half of registered voters — including 28% of Democrats — said President Donald Trump's actions in Washington, D.C., to tackle crime were "justified and necessary," according to a new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris poll released Monday.

Overall, 54% said Trump's moves to federalize D.C.'s police force and deploy the National Guard were necessary to increase safety in the capital, including 47% of independents.

"It's clear Trump is moving from immigration to crime as a major focus and his efforts are receiving strong Republican and independent support," said Mark Penn, co-director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris poll.

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Trump making our Capitol Safe Again

Trump deploys 800 National Guard troops to DC to crack down on crime

President Donald Trump on Monday announced he is ordering 800 D.C. National Guard troops to deploy throughout the city in an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.

“We’re taking our capital back,” he said during a news conference at the White House. “We’re taking it back.”<

Trump also said the federal government would take control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, and “we will bring in the military if needed.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also attended the briefing and said the D.C. National Guard will be “flowing into the streets of Washington in the coming week.”

The DC Police Union, representing over 3,000 officers of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), today acknowledges and supports the President’s announcement this morning to assume temporary control of the MPD in response to the escalating crime crisis in Washington, DC. The Union agrees that crime is spiraling out of control, and immediate action is necessary to restore public safety.

Of course, Democrat Muriel Bowser, mayor, was against it and said crime was down since 2023...tsk, tsk.

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