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

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National ...

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

The mayor disputed Trump’s justification for declaring a crime emergency, noting that crime has been trending down in the city after spiking in 2023.

Civil rights leaders say Trump, a longtime antagonist, is overreaching by taking over policing in the nation's capital.

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 ...

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

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal ...

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 11) he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore condemned President Trump’s takeover of D.C.’s police and National Guard deployment as “deeply dangerous.” ...

President Donald Trump on Monday announced the deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C. But he criticized L.A.

Mayor Muriel Bowser isn't joining the chorus of DMV lawmakers slamming President Trump's D.C. takeover. Why it matters: Even after Trump's unprecedented federal intervention and "Liberation Day" ...