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The U.S. House Oversight Committee is expected to take up 14 proposed bills this week that are aimed at changing the way D.C. is governed. One bill threatens to make the D.C. attorney general appointed by the president and not elected by residents.
A provision of DC's 1973 Home Rule Act allows a president to take control of the police department during an emergency. Trump is the first to do so. Because of DC's unique status as the seat of government, the president controls the National Guard there so ...
President Donald Trump’s 30-day emergency declaration in Washington, DC, expires at the end of Wednesday, the mayor’s office says, but the federal law enforcement surge in the nation’s capital is expected to continue.
Members of the powerful House Oversight Committee will consider 13 proposed bills that could seize more federal control over D.C. The proposals under consideration starting Wednesday would create sweeping changes in D.
Thousands have taken to the streets of Washington, D.C., to protest President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing in the nation's capital.
President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation will reclaim control of Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, the agency said Wednesday, expanding on the federal takeover of the capital.
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DC sues Trump over National Guard as Republicans in Congress weigh seizing more control over capital
GOP is lining up proposals that include letting the president appoint the capital’s attorney general, a position that is currently locally elected
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