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Can Trump take control of Washington to fight the city's crime?
The Democratic mayor of Washington, Muriel Bowser, has authority over the city's Metropolitan Police Department. But a federal law from 1973 known as the Home Rule Act allows the president to take control of the MPD for 30 days during an emergency.
Washingtonians protest Trump’s federal takeover of DC police department
Dozens of Washington, DC protested outside the Metropolitan Police Department and the DC federal courthouse on Friday as city officials sued to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of the police department in the nation's capital.
WASHINGTON — Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside D.C. Police headquarters Friday, protesting what they call a federal ...
Dozens of demonstrators gathered to ask the Trump administration to reverse course after his team took over the capital's ...
The rally will be held Aug. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. on Sleater-Kinney Road Southeast near the Interstate 5 overpass in Lacey, ...
After US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of military and federal law enforcement to Washington in August 2025, ...
Demonstrators protesting the Trump administration's takeover of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department sign a banner near Judiciary Square on Aug. 15, 2025.
Why are you here? You are trying to arrest innocent people? What’s your purpose?” one the protesters shouted at federal agents.
Trump ordered the deployment as part of what he billed as a crackdown on crime in the capital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Organizations responsible for a campaign to protect Washington D.C.'s home rule have received millions of dollars from George Soros's backed organizations.
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