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For D.C., Threats of a Federal Takeover Were Familiar. Now They Are a Reality.
Federal law gives presidents the power to take over Washington’s police force after declaring an emergency, but Donald Trump ...
Trump has federalized DC’s police force. Now what?
The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to ...
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Local officials respond to 47th president’s federal takeover of D.C. police department
President declares national crime emergency in Washington, D.C., deploying National Guard and federalizing police department.
The Judgments of Muriel Spark
T he novelist Muriel Spark died almost 20 years ago, but she still regularly appears on lists of top comic novelists to read ...
Oversight Committee to hold hearing with Bowser, DC leadership in September
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-K.Y.) said he plans to hold a hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) and Attorney ...
UCI to introduce rider trackers at World Championships following Muriel Furrer death
The UCI announcement marks the first time that the governing body will have made safety trackers mandatory in one of their ...
‘We are not experiencing spikes in crime’ DC’s Mayor refutes President Trump’s claims
President Trump is holding a press event at the White House tomorrow that he says "will essentially stop crime in Washington ...