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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 ...

Federal takeover of D.C. police could last longer than 30 days, White House says. Follow live updates.

The White House would need approval from both House and Senate in order to extend the takeover the police department.

D.C. Faces Federal Takeover: What It Means for Black Communities

President Donald Trump is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and said he will take over the city’s police ...

Why isn’t D.C. a state? Trump’s takeover reignites calls for statehood.

Washingtonians pay federal taxes, but they have no votes in Congress and their local government has no control over the D.C.

D.C. has been under tighter federal control before. Here's what it looked like

Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Blasts Trump’s “So-Called Emergency” In Unprecedented Police Takeover

Muriel Bowser slammed Trump's federal takeover of D.C. police as "unsettling" and vowed to fight what she called a "so-called ...

Trump’s federal forces are ‘hitting the streets’ of DC while critics claim takeover is attempted distraction from the ‘Epstein files’

He needs to get his base talking and thinking about something besides his refusal to open up the Epstein files because he's ...