[Opinion] D.C. Is Not What the President Thinks It Is

D.C. is not what the president thinks it is

Readers respond to Trump’s attacks on D.C., Confederate memorials and statues returning, and other local issues

The siege of Washington, D.C.: Trump’s police state goes live

Washington, D.C., is a federal territory (the District of Columbia) and is not part of any state. Under the Home Rule Act of 1973, it has an elected mayor and city council, but Congress retains ultimate authority and can (and regularly does) override local laws and budgets.