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Mayor calls for DC to become 51st state after Trump’s National Guard crackdown

Muriel Bowser says president’s move to federalize city police force demonstrates why the District of Columbia needs statehood to secure its independence

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

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 months, emphasizing common ground with the Trump administration on issues such as the successful effort to bring the NFL’s Washington Commanders back to the District of Columbia.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Reacts to Donald Trump Deploying National Guard

Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, D.C., says she has reached out to Attorney General Pam Bondi and hopes to hold a meeting soon.

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Yahoo · 2d

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 conference on President Donald Trump's plan to place Washington police under federal control and deploy National guard troops to Washington, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The New York Times · 2d

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 reporters that the city’s home rule charter gave him the right to do so.

CNN · 1d

Baltimore’s mayor responds to Trump’s claims about his city

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D) responded to President Donald Trump’s criticism about violence in his city by highlighting historic drops in violent crime. President Trump warned other major cities about federal intervention after he placed the Washington,

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 ...

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As Democrats slam Trump's D.C. crackdown, Mayor Bowser walks a fine line

In the end, President Donald Trump's offer was one that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser could not refuse ...

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Trump's federal surge could help fill need for more DC officers, mayor and police chief say

The first night of the federal surge reportedly saw 43 arrests in Washington, D.C. as federal officers took to the streets with the Metropolitan Police Department, a move that city leaders say could ...

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

After a decade of threatening to take over the deeply Democratic District of Columbia, President Donald Trump on Monday ...

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Trump’s takeover of DC police renews the 51st state debate

Trump's federalization of the D.C. police is spurning outrage among Democrats and local activists claiming this is another ...

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