DC's homeless response rife with years of mismanagement, wasteful spending amid Trump crackdown

As Democrats rail against President Trump’s plan to federalize and clean up Washington, D.C., a plan that includes addressing the homeless situation, a Fox News Digital review found the city’s response to the homeless problem has been fraught with issues in recent years.

Roughly 7 residents per 1,000 in the nation’s capital experience homelessness, according to numbers released in May by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, which is a rate 7 times higher than the regional rate of 1 per 1,000. 

While homeless rates were down in D.C. from 2024 to 2025, data shows the issue is still worse than it was...