Muriel Bowser, mayor of Washington, D.C., called President Donald ... questions on the balance between local control and ...

Federal law gives presidents the power to take over Washington’s police force after declaring an emergency, but Donald Trump ...

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement that ...

The Metropolitan Police along with federal agencies tasked with helping curb crime in the nation’s capital are scrambling to ...

The US president has declared a public safety emergency as he promises to tackle crime and homelessness in the nation's ...

The mayor disputed Trump’s justification for declaring a crime emergency, noting that crime has been trending down in the city after spiking in 2023.

The Home Rule Act of 1973 gave residents the power to elect a city council and mayor, though the measure still left significant power to the federal government.

DC mayor Muriel Bowser said that while the announcement by Donald Trump to federalize the Capitol police was “unsettling and unprecedented” she was “not totally surprised” by it.“My message to ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and placing the city’s ...

But Trump exaggerated or misstated many of the facts surrounding public safety in Washington, where the crime rate has fallen ...

President Trump promised a weekend crackdown on Washington, D.C.'s homeless population and criminals. Trump activated federal ...

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Aug 11) he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city's police department, an extraordinary ...