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Trump to seek 'long-term' extension of federal control of DC police

Asked Wednesday whether he'd work with Congress to extend the emergency authorization allowing him to seize temporary control ...

Trump warns he may bypass Congress with national emergency to keep DC police control beyond 30 days

President Donald Trump says he may use national emergency powers to keep control of DC police beyond 30-day limit as part of ...

Trump floats circumventing Congress to maintain control of DC police

But during his speech announcing the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees on Wednesday, Trump repeatedly floated circumventing ...

Trump deployed the National Guard and declared federal control of DC police. Here’s how he is able to do it

The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier ...

Trump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard

On Saturday, Trump said the nation’s capital has become “one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World.” Last week ...

Trump’s takeover of DC police renews the 51st state debate

Trump's federalization of the D.C. police is spurning outrage among Democrats and local activists claiming this is another ...

National Guard’s presence will grow in DC Wednesday night, White House says

The presence of National Guard troops in Washington, DC, is expected to expand Wednesday evening, according to a White House ...

Hours after Trump seized DC police force, a man was gunned down in Logan Circle

Less than 10 hours after President Donald Trump seized control of the Washington, D.C., police force, a man was gunned down ...

Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

Trump’s Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

President Donald Trump has taken control of Washington’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the ...

National Guard troops appear in Washington DC as mayor rejects Trump's 'authoritarian push'

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has denied crime is out of control in her city, described the troop ...

DC’s 100th homicide of year puts popular neighborhood on edge as police hunt for killer

A 33-year-old man was killed in Northwest D.C. Monday evening, marking the first homicide since the Trump administration took ...