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U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro. (Samuel Corum/Sipa USA via AP) Good morning. This is the NOTUS Metro newsletter for Aug. 18, 2026. You can get it in your inbox every day by signing up here — it’s free! THE LATEST D.C. public safety leaders — including U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro and interim D.C. Police Chief Jeffery Carroll — were slated to discuss violent crime trends at a rare joint public meeting last night. But the event was canceled, with little explanation as to why. The public event was sure to be a minefield at a time when a crime statistics scandal is roiling the D.C. police department, an ongoing surge in federal law enforcement and National Guard deployment has outraged city activists, and Pirro’s recent spat with President Donald Trump has made headlines and raised questions about whether she’ll keep her job. Free D.C., a group of local anti-Trump activists who have loudly opposed Pirro, had been encouraging D.C. residents to show up to the meeting and make t