President Donald Trumpis promising to announce new steps totackle homelessness and crime in Washingtonat a 10 a.m. ET news conference just days afterdirecting federal law enforcement agenciesto increase their presence in Washington and suggesting the federal government could seize control of the city. "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY,"President Donald Trumpwrote Sunday. "We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong." Trump called Washington "one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World" afterthe recent assaultof a high-profile member ofthe Department of Government Efficiency. The attack did not appear related to his work. Whileviolent crime in Washington peakedin 2023,police statisticsshow homicides, robberies and burglaries are down this year when compared with this time in 2024. Overall, violent crime is down 26% compared with this time a year ago. Here's the latest: Europe says the US-Russia summit this week cannot decide on Ukraine land swaps But the Europeans concede that Moscow is unlikely to give up control of Ukrainian land it holds. Ahead of the summit in Alaska on Friday, President Trump suggested that a peace deal could include "some swapping of territories," but the Europeans see no sign that Russia will offer anything to swap. Europeans and Ukrainians so far are not invited to the summit. European Union foreign ministers are meeting on Monday following talks on Ukraine among U.S. and European security advisors over the weekend. They are wary thatPresident Vladimir Putinwill try to claim a political victory by portraying Ukraine as inflexible. ▶ Read more aboutEurope and upcoming summit Trump's Monday schedule The only thing on Trump's schedule today is a news conference at 10 a.m., where he's expected to announce plans to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington. Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington Trump is promising new steps to tacklehomelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns about the potential use of the National Guard to patrol the streets in the nation's capital. Trump wrote in a social media post that he would hold a White House news conference on Monday to discuss his plans to make the District of Columbia "safer and more beautiful than it ever was before." "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote Sunday. "We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong." Last week, the Republican presidentdirected federal law enforcement agenciesto increase their presence in Washington for seven days, with the option "to extend as needed." Trump said last week that he was considering ways for the federal government to seize control of Washington, asserting that crime was "ridiculous" and the city was "unsafe," afterthe recent assaultof a high-profile member ofthe Department of Government Efficiency. ▶ Read moreabout Trump's upcoming announcement
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