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D.C. Mayor Leads Pushback Against Appointment of Terry Cole

The fallout from Trump's federal takeover of the police force in D.C. continues. Bondi's latest move prompts backlash.

President Trump ramps up takeover of Washington's police department. Here's what to know

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington in President Donald Trump's extraordinary ...

D.C. attorney general sues over Trump's 'hostile takeover' of local police

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA Administrator Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of the ...
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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 ...

New lawsuit challenges Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit saying Trump is going beyond his legal power over the ...

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

The influx came the morning after the Republican president announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over ...
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How the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act Enabled the Nation’s Capital to Govern Itself—With Congressional Oversight

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

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 ...

Mayors of Democratic cities beyond D.C. decry Trump's takeover threats

When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors ...

Federal becomes local: The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Donald Trump maelstrom

The questions came fast to the mayor of the nation's capital, many of them designed to get her to say something harsh about ...