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Trump, DC mayor and Metropolitan Police

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

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to place D.C. police under federal control and deploy the National Guard to the city on Monday.

FOX 5 DC · 3d

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 their support.

The Associated Press on MSN · 36m

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 nation’s capital.

Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head

TIME on MSN · 7h

D.C. Mayor Leads Pushback Against Bondi’s Appointment of Terry Cole as Washington’s ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’

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

USA Today · 17h

Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints DEA chief as DC's 'emergency police commissioner'

"Commissioner Cole shall assume all of the powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police," Pam Bondi said on Aug. 14.

The Washington Post on MSN · 18h

Bondi orders D.C. mayor to recognize DEA head as ‘emergency police commissioner’

In a signed order, Bondi said Cole will assume all powers and duties of the chief of police, and that the department’s top brass “must receive approval” from him before issuing any directives.

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DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h

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 ...

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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser walks delicate line with President Donald Trump, reflecting the city’s precarious position

As National Guard troops deploy across her city as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime, D.C.

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

The Dispatch on MSN1d

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 ...

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