A White House plan would make it easier for local officials to force homeless veterans off the streets and into medical or criminal institutions.

WASHINGTON — A new homeless encampment has emerged directly across from the White House this week, one day after the President announced his new plan to combat homelesness, and one year after a previous camp in the same location was dismantled by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and then-President Joe Biden in 2024.

President Trump's executive order on how cities and states deal with homelessness encourages removing encampments and getting people into treatment -- through involuntary civil commitment if needed.

Designed to tackle America's homelessness problem, the order calls for an end to federal support for policies that help people living on the streets find stable housing as a first step to a more stable life.

May 18 (UPI) -- The White House on Thursday announced a program aiming to address homelessness in five major cities across the country. The ALL INside initiative is a key part of the Federal ...

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