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Washington sues to stop federal takeover of police department

The U.S. capital Washington sued Donald Trump on Friday over his attempted takeover of the city's police force, escalating a power struggle between the U.S. president and the city's leadership.

AFP on MSN · 20m

US capital sues Trump govt over police takeover

WASHINGTON: The attorney general for the US capital Washington has sued Donald Trump's administration over what he called a "hostile takeover" of the city's police force, which the Republican presiden

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

DC mayor says Trump takeover shows why US capital should be 51st state

America needs to know why your nation’s capital, a place where 700,000 tax-paying Americans live, should be the 51st state,” said DC Mayor Muriel Bowser.

Photos of National Guard and Federal Agents in Washington

The Morning Call · 14h

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

The influx came the morning after the Republican president announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over the District’s police department, something the law allows him to do temporarily.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Photos of the National Guard and Federal Agents in Washington

After President Donald Trump's announcement that his administration would take over Washington’s police department for at least a month, hundreds of members of the National Guard began to arrive in the capital.

Associated Press · 1d

National Guard members deploy in Washington, D.C.

More federal law enforcement missions on the streets of Washington, D.C. are expected Thursday as troops muster in response to President Donald Trump’s unprecedented announcement that his administration would take over the capital city’s police department for at least a month.

3don MSN

Explainer-Can Trump take control of Washington to fight the city's crime?

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to put Washington, D.C., under full federal control to reduce crime, ...

3don MSN

Trump claims Washington’s murder rate is higher than Bogotá or Mexico City. Here’s what the stats from those countries say

The murder rate in Washington today is higher than that of Bogotá, Colombia; Mexico City, or some of the places that you hear ...

2don MSN

Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Extends Long-Running Feud With Capital City

The moves to seize control of district’s police and deploy the National Guard build on the president’s earlier rhetoric to ...

WAMC Northeast Public Radio10h

Tensions grow as Trump and Washington, D.C. officials fight over police authority

Tension in the nation's capital escalated over the question of who controls the city's police department after Washington, ...

2don MSN

Washington Mayor slams Donald Trump's city takeover as troops flood capital

The Mayor of Washington DC has slammed Donald Trump's takeover of the city an "authoritarian push" as National Guard troops ...

3don MSN

Democrats fret about which city may be next as National Guard gathers in US capital

A steady stream of uniformed soldiers arrived at the National Guard headquarters in Washington on Tuesday to begin the ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d

How the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act Enabled the Nation’s Capital to Govern Itself—With Congressional Oversight

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

Former Capitol Police Chief backs federal takeover of DC police after spike in youth gang crime

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund warned that Washington DC’s homicide rate is “five to six times that of any other major city in the United States.” ...

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