US EditionBill Would Allow President Trump to Extend DC Police Takeover Indefinitely
President Trump deployed over 1,000 out-of-state National Guard troops and asserted federal police control despite a 26% drop in violent crime, prompting legal and political pushback.
- President Trump began a federal takeover of the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department using emergency powers last week.
- This move triggered provisions of the 1973 legislation that grants the city self-governance, which officials claimed was infringed upon by limiting their authority over local law enforcement.
- On Friday, D.C. initiated legal action to prevent the takeover, and shortly afterward, Attorney General Pam Bondi withdrew her directive to replace the police chief, thereby maintaining local leadership of the department.
- A group of House Democrats put forward a resolution aimed at ending Trump's emergency declaration, while advocates emphasized that mobilizing 3.5 percent of citizens is essential to effectively oppose authoritarian leaders.
- The takeover extension requires congressional approval, and this dispute raises broader questions about D.C.'s autonomy and potential civil rights risks amid expanded federal control.
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Trump’s DC police takeover raises fears in Black communities
President Donald Trump has seized direct control of Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, stripping authority from Mayor Muriel Bowser and handing it over to Attorney General Tom Cotton. The move, made under a “crime emergency” declaration, invokes a rarely used law that exists only because the District lacks statehood. Bowser no longer has operational control of her police department. All deployment decisions now go through the Jus…
‘Crazy as hell!’ and ‘Distraction from Epstein’: Residents respond to Trump’s takeover of Washington, DC
For the last week, countless videos have circulated online showing National Guard troops menacingly patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, and militarized police setting up traffic checkpoints, harassing residents in the streets, and violently clearing encampments of people experiencing homelessness. “The state of mind of DC citizens right now is that they’re under a police state, mainly in the poor Black and Brown communities,” Mansa Musa, h…
Bill would allow President Trump to extend DC police takeover indefinitely
A new resolution introduced in the U.S. House would extend President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department beyond a current deadline next month, allowing him to continue it for as long as he believes it is necessary. The measure was recently announced by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Florida’s 13th District. Current law under the D.C. Home Rule Act requires Congress to approve extending presidential co…
National Guard Troops in DC to More Than Double Under Trump's Federal Takeover
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. National Guard troops in Washington, DC, will more than double as Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and West Virginia send personnel to support President Trump's federal takeover. Some may soon be armed, while critics, including DC Mayor Bowser, call the move politicized and unnecessary. World News | National Guard Troops in DC to More Than Double Under Trump's Federal Takeover.
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