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Washington sues to stop federal takeover of police department
Washington sued Donald Trump on Friday over his attempted takeover of the U.S. capital city's police force, escalating a power struggle between the U.S. president and the city's leadership. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to take control of the district's police force,

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Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
Washington, DC, sues to block Donald Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
Trump's Aggressive Push to Take Over DC Policing May Be a Template for an Approach in Other Cities
The left sees President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of Washington law enforcement as part of a multifront march to autocracy — “vindictive authoritarian rule,” as one activist put it — and as a...

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Trump Administration Steps Back on Takeover of D.C. Police Department
Trump Federalizes DC Police To 'Rescue Our Nation's Capital From Crime, Bloodshed, Bedlam, and Squalor'
DC Residents Protest as White House Says Federal Agents Will Be on Patrol 24/7
The city's Democratic mayor and police chief framed the influx as a plus for public safety, though they said there are few hard measures for what a successful end to the operation might look like.

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From cops to the Kennedy Center, Trump tries to transform Washington
DC pushes back as Trump ramps up police makeover

Trump administration partially retreats from a takeover of Washington's police. Here's what to know

Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump's administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation's capital.

West Virginia National Guard being sent to DC as White House escalates takeover

West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.
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Washington says US takeover of local police illegal and sues

The local government of Washington is suing the administration of US President Donald Trump over what it says is an illegal takeover of the capital's police. Washington Attorney General Brian Schwalb,

President Trump ramps up takeover of Washington’s police department. Here’s what to know

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his tough-on-crime agenda, relying on obscure statutes and a supposed state of emergency to speed up the mass deportation of people in the United States illegally.
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Teenagers in Washington D.C. say the federal police takeover makes them feel unsafe

When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

The influx came the morning after the Republican president announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over the District’s police department, something the law allows him to do temporarily.

In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital.

President Trump targets Washington DC's 'old, tired, exhausted' grass amid takeover

Trump says grass across DC's parks needs replaced, vowing not only to tackle crime in the nation's capital but to make D.C. "so beautiful again."

Trump says he will seek 'long-term extension' of Washington police takeover

TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT: Trump joined a video call with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump will hold a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a U.S. military base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.

DC homeless camps cleared out in Trump takeover as Bondi replaces police commissioner with DEA chief

DC homeless camps cleared out in Trump takeover as Bondi replaces police commissioner with DEA chief - ‘I’d like to invite the president to spend some time here in a tent with us,’ one homeless person
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