WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Nearly three months into the federal surge, homelessness remains an issue in the District, despite the clearing of encampments as part of the president's March executive ...

Homelessness in the D.C. region ticked up slightly from 2025 to 2026, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. Christine Hong, chair of the council’s Homeless ...

WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop, he erects a tent and builds a fire beneath a ...

The Homeless Of America. All 50 States If you haven't noticed the homeless population in the United States has exploded in ...

Homelessness in D.C. and Virginia rose by 4.4% and 5%, respectively, in 2025, according to this year’s Point-in-Time (PIT) ...

The Trump administration is touting a sweeping transformation of Washington, D.C., claiming it has cleared homelessness from both local and national parks one year after launching a federal task force ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Advocates who help the homeless community in D.C. are keeping busy amid the Trump administration's removal of encampments there. President Donald Trump's executive order in March, ...

Artist and author Patrisse Cullors, best known for her role in co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement more than a decade ago, says she has written a love letter to a younger version of herself ...

One month after President Donald Trump’s administration effectively took over Washington, DC’s police department, surging federal law enforcement and troops across the capital, crime in the city is ...

Several nonprofit groups around the D.C. area found out this month they’re getting millions of dollars to help fight homelessness around the region. In some cases, the money was a bit of a surprise.