But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen ...

Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, D.C., called President Donald ... questions on the balance between local control and ...

The White House increased the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington over the weekend, deploying 450 officers ...

DC mayor Muriel Bowser said that while the announcement by Donald Trump to federalize the Capitol police was “unsettling and unprecedented” she was “not totally surprised” by it.“My message to ...

Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser called for statehood for the District of Columbia Monday after President Donald Trump announced measures to address crime in the nation’s capital. Trump announced the ...

Section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows for the president to take over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for 48 ...

President Trump said Monday that he is deploying members of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and that the federal ...

President Donald Trump can more easily take over the district's police department than he can suspend its home rule, which requires congressional action.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is voicing concerns about the president's potential use of the National Guard to patrol ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said Monday that President Trump sending the National Guard to his city would “only serve to destabilize” it. “From my first day in office, ...

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he’s taking over Washington’s police department and activating 800 members of ...