US EditionTrump says he will ask Congress for a 'long-term extension' of federal takeover of D.C. police
- On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that established a 30-day crime emergency in Washington, D.C., placing the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and mobilizing 800 National Guard troops to address the increase in criminal activity.
- The federal takeover is authorized under Section 740 of the Home Rule Act because D.C. is a federally controlled district, and city leaders did not request this intervention despite concerns about staffing and crime.
- Greggory Pemberton, Chair of the D.C. Police Union, said the police force is down over 800 officers and officers work two million hours of overtime yearly, while some residents and officials note overall crime decline yet juvenile crime issues.
- More than 100 arrests have occurred since August 7 during the operation, and Trump promised to extend federal control beyond 30 days with or without Congress, stating, "This will go further" and daring Democrats to oppose.
- Legal analysts and some police welcome federal aid but worry it is temporary, while opponents call the move overreach and emphasize the need for law changes and local funding to address D.C.'s crime sustainably.
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State of Emergency: Trump Creates Chaos to Grant Himself Extraordinary Powers - WhoWhatWhy
When Donald Trump was asked this week about the 30-day limit that applies to his order to take over the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and whether he would seek the required congressional approval to extend it, he noted that he does not have to do so “if it’s a national emergency.” The president added that he would not want to do so, and that he expected the GOP-led Congress to do his bidding (like it nearly always does), b…
'Biggest government overreach': Ex-GOP staffer issues 'challenge' to Trump supporters
One former Republican U.S. Senate staffer is now issuing a direct challenge to her fellow conservatives about President Donald Trump's newest controversial policy.During a Thursday interview on MSNBC, Amanda Carpenter — who was a communications staffer to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) — took Trump to task for his federal takeover of Washington D.C. and for Republicans' complicity in betraying their core principles. …
Trump’s takeover ‘out of touch’ with facts on the ground, says D.C. attorney general – Knowhere News
Updated @ 11:08 AM EDT on August 13, 2025 D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb says President Trump’s justification for assuming control of the city’s police department and deploying the National Guard is “out of touch with the facts on the ground.” Trump pledged to crack down on criminals and the homeless in the U.S. capital on Monday while flanked by the chiefs of the Justice, Defense, and Interior departments and the director of the Federal Bu…
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