The mother of a Congressional intern who was killed in 2025 says President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., is working as homicides have plummeted by over 40% over the past year.

New data from the Major Cities Chiefs Association shows that homicides in Washington, D.C., have dropped by 43.9% in the first half of 2026 compared to the previous year. In total, there were 46 homicides during that time period in 2026 compared to 82 in 2025.

The drop in Washington, D.C., homicides came after Trump deployed the National Guard and took control of its police force in early August 2025 to “rescue our nation’s capital from crime…

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