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Trump’s taking over Washington is unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

The Democratic mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAYOR.DC.GOV Washington (AP) — President Donald ...
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Federal Jurisdiction Over the District of Columbia, Explained

P resident Donald Trump became the first president to invoke the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to take temporary control over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., citing high crime levels that ...

DC mayor, leaders, police union react to Trump's takeover of MPD

Several DC lawmakers slammed Trump's latest plan to combat crime in the nation's capital, while the police union expressed ...

DC Mayor Responds To Trump Crackdown By Calling For Statehood

Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser called for statehood for the District of Columbia Monday after President Donald Trump ...

The nation’s capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive

In Trump’s second term, backed by Republican control of both houses of Congress, Bowser has walked a public tightrope for ...

Democratic mayor slams Trump takeover of city: ‘Unsettling and unprecedented’

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks as Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith listens during a news ...

D.C. Mayor Calls Trump’s Police Takeover ‘Unsettling’ but Promises Cooperation

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, seemed resigned to President Trump’s announced takeover of local police, telling ...

Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and ...