MIKE PESOLI and FARNOUSH AMIRI.

Thousands have taken to the streets of Washington, D.C., to protest President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital. Protesters marched over two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza near the White House on Saturday to rail against the fourth week of National Guard troops and federal agents patrolling D.C.’s streets. Trump has said the actions were needed to address crime and homelessness, even though city officials have noted that violent crime is lower than it was during Trump’s first term in office. One of the D.C. residents protesting on Saturday called Trump administration’s takeover “evil” and “not for the people.”