The FBI has begun dispatching agents to the streets of Washington, D.C.

That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Monday, August 11th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Thank you. with today's seven stories. On social media yesterday, President Donald Trump teased a potential crackdown on the nation's

capital. Over the years, Trump has repeatedly threatened a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. He has also often complained

about the city, making it sound like a very unpleasant place. Here he is just last week talking to

reporters at the White House. The graffiti that you see, the papers all over the place, the roads

that are in bad shape, the medians that are falling down,

the median in between roads that's falling down, we're going to beautify the city, we're going to

make it beautiful. Most of all, Trump has portrayed D.C. as rife with violence. That's despite

police data that shows a significant decrease in violent crime since 2023.

In recent days, the administration also authorized up to 120 FBI agents to work overnight

shifts for at least one week in D.C. And yesterday, Trump teased a potential clampdown on the city.

He said he plans to, quote, immediately clear out the city's

homeless population. Trump has previously threatened to call up the National Guard, and he'll be

holding a news conference about his next moves in the Capitol today. President Trump is sent to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this week.

That's number two.

When Putin arrives in Alaska on Friday, it will be the first time he has stepped foot in the United States outside of the

United Nations since 2007. It could be a key moment in President Trump's quest to bring an end to

Russia's war with Ukraine. But a peace deal could prove difficult. To end Russia's war, Trump has suggested,

quote, some swapping of territories.

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