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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 ...
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Trump’s taking over Washington is unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

The Democratic mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAYOR.DC.GOV Washington (AP) — President Donald ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baltimore mayor on cities called out by Trump: ‘The president could learn a lot from us’

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott accused President Trump of promoting “racist viewpoints” after Trump suggested expanding his crime crackdown to other major US cities with Black mayors, ...
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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 ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Fires Back At Trump’s Attack On Black Cities Amid D.C. Federal Takeover

It’s very notable that each and every one of the cities called out by the president has a Black mayor,” Scott said on CNN ...
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Trump Mobilizes National Guard, Takes Over DC Police Force Despite City’s Drop In Violent Crime

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was calling up the Washington, D.C., National Guard and assuming direct control of the city’s police force. Even as Trump claims to be fighting crime in ...