US Edition'Liberation Day' Reignites D.C. Statehood Debate
President Trump invoked the D.C. Home Rule Act to control the police and deploy National Guard troops despite violent crime dropping 35% in 2024, sparking statehood debates.
- President Donald Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department and activate National Guard troops in a move not used in decades.
- Despite its solid blue status, Washington, D.C. has seen its statehood bill pass the House twice but stall in the Senate due to a 60-vote threshold.
- A YouGov poll, released on Monday, found that 38% of respondents strongly disapproved of the federal takeover, while 21% strongly approved and 20% were unsure.
- Critics including Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton called it `a federal power grab against the will of D.C.’s elected leadership`, warning it threatens democratic governance.
- In September, Norton and Van Hollen will reintroduce legislation for D.C. control, while Lee and Ogles push the BOWSER Act to repeal the Home Rule Act, Lee wrote on X.
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Trump says 'people are feeling safer already,' but federal troops won't fix D.C.'s crime
After just two days, President Donald Trump is already trumpeting his decision to federalize the Washington, D.C., police force and send in the National Guard as a rousing success. "As of about yesterday…you see a big change and people are feeling safer already," said Trump at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, during remarks that were recorded by Reason's Justin Zuckerman. "They were afraid to walk out. They're not afraid anymore." https://reaso…
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'Liberation Day' reignites D.C. statehood debate
(The Center Square) – As the National Guard begins patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump announced their deployment in support of making the city safer, the move has reignited a debate over the district's statehood.
D.C.’s police union cheerleads Trump’s authoritarian takeover
The local police union in Washington, D.C., wasted no time in welcoming President Donald Trump’s unprecedented federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of the National Guard to the district as part of a dubious crackdown on crime
Free D.C. Coalition Ramps Up Opposition To Trump’s Takeover
Source: Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Across Washington, D.C., people have been calling out Trump’s latest power grab, with the Free DC Project ramping up its efforts to protect Home Rule and “win lasting dignity” for communities across the District. During Monday’s press conference, a diverse coalition of community members and grassroots leaders gathered to reject Trump’s attempted takeover, rejecting the technicalities and alleged legality of Trump…
Trump’s federal takeover of D.C. police sparks outrage among LGBTQ leaders
As President Donald Trump pushes forward with his takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department using federal agents, local LGBTQ leaders are sounding the alarm. Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act to “declare a crime emergency” in the District and began sending 800 National Guard troops to patrol the nation’s capital. Multiple leaders in the District have criticized Trump for using misleading statistics to justif…
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