Meg Anderson
Meg Anderson is an editor on ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's Investigations team, where she shapes the team's groundbreaking work for radio, digital and social platforms. She served as a producer on the Peabody Award-winning series , which investigated the high rate of maternal mortality in the United States. She also does her own original reporting for the team, including the series , which won multiple awards, and the story of a in a Black community and the systemic factors at play. She also completed a fellowship as a local reporter for WAMU, the public radio station for Washington, D.C. Before joining the Investigations team, she worked on ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ's politics desk, education desk and on . Her roots are in the Midwest, where she graduated with a Master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
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The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, D.C., in its mission to crack down on crime. Experts say it's difficult to draw conclusions from that about public safety. -
The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, DC as part of its mission to crack down on crime. Data given to ½ûÂþÌìÌà by the city's police department indicates a ramp-up in arrests during the campaign, but criminal justice experts caution that it's difficult to draw conclusions about public safety merely from arrests.
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Six GOP governors are sending National Guard troops to assist in Trump's D.C. crime crackdown, even though crime levels in major cities in some of those states are higher than in the U.S. capital.
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When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals. -
Attorney General Pam Bondi has named the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration to be Washington D.C.'s emergency police commissioner. The National Guard, FBI and other entities are now working to follow President Trump's directive to clean up the nation's capital.
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Crime in D.C. is at a 30-year low, according to the DOJ. But violent crime persists in some neighborhoods. How much of a law enforcement presence is there now amid Trump's crackdown?
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Residents across Washington have different takes on crime in their communities. Overwhelmingly, however, people opposed President Trump's takeover with federal agents and the National Guard. -
President Trump has taken over D.C.'s police force and plans to send in National Guard troops. It's part of his plan to slash what he says is out-of-control crime, though the numbers say otherwise.
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As the Trump administration seeks to scale up deportations, ICE agents have been increasingly seen at immigration courts and criminal courthouses. Defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges say they're seeing a chilling effect on criminal proceedings, not only on the defendants but on witnesses and victims.
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As President Trump ramps up deportations, ICE agents have been seen not just at immigration courts, but at criminal courts, too. Defense lawyers, prosecutors and judges fear a chilling effect on criminal proceedings.
