Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C. "so beautiful again."

He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation’s capital than other cities. Its historically majority Black population wasn’t electing its own city council and mayor until 1973,

CBS News sat down with Washington, D.C., residents after President Trump's federal takeover, as National Guard troops were deployed.

A ‘significantly higher’ presence of guard members was expected Wednesday night, according to the White House.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask congressional Republicans to extend federal control of Washington's city police force beyond 30 days, escalating his campaign to exert presidential power over the nation's capital.

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a lawsuit against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell related to his management of renovations at the Fed's Washington headquarters, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.