US EditionD.C. Attorney General sues over Trump's police takeover, says administration is 'abusing' power
District officials filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's appointment of a federal police chief amid deployment of 800 National Guard troops to enforce federal control over local law enforcement.
- On Friday, District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit in federal court to block President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the police department.
- Deploying agents from the FBI, DEA, U.S. Capitol Police and ATF, Trump invoked the Home Rule Act earlier in the week to federalize D.C. police control.
- During the first half of 2025, violent crime in Washington decreased 120 and robberies fell 120, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
- A federal judge questioned the Justice Department’s broad interpretation of presidential authority during a 2 p.m. EDT hearing, scheduled for Thursday, regarding Schwalb’s request for a temporary restraining order.
- As a possible template for other cities, the legal dispute over D.C.'s police control highlights limits of federal intervention under the Home Rule Act.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the city of Washington, D.C., regarding control of the city's police force. The agreement was reached during a federal court hearing after Washington's attorney general sued the Trump administration for what he called a "hostile takeover" of the city's police force.
FRSO African American Commission condemns Trump’s occupation of Washington DC and the blatant attacks on Black democratic rights
The African American Commission of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns the occupation of Washington DC by Trump in his deployment of the National Guard and federal police to DC’s streets. Trump, at the press conference announcing his decision Monday, evoked Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act, which allows for the federal government to take direct control of the DC Metro Police. Trump in his press conference talked about giving DC p…
Resolution to DC Lawsuit: Mayor Bowser Retains Control of Police
Biden-appointed judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing Washington D.C.’s lawsuit against the Trump administration, has ordered the DOJ to change their order asserting leadership of the D.C. police department. During a hearing on Aug. 15, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said that she would give the Justice Department until 6.30 p.m. ET to rewrite a […] The post Resolution to DC Lawsuit: Mayor Bowser Retains Control of Police appeared first on www.indep…
Donald Trump announced the takeover of Washington police and the deployment of the National Guard in the capital early in the week. The city's prosecutor is responding.
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