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Washington, DC, sues President Trump to stop federal takeover of police department

The lawsuit brought by Washington says Trump exceeded his authority under the Home Rule Act of 1973 in taking over the ...

Trump Administration Steps Back on Takeover of D.C. Police Department

Washington sued to stop President Trump’s takeover of the local police department, the latest clash between the city’s ...

Congressional Democrats Move to End Trump’s Control of D.C. Police

House and Senate Democrats on Friday introduced legislation that would end the Trump administration’s control of Washington’s ...

Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies

Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department.

D.C. attorney general sues to block Trump’s emergency takeover of city police department

District of Columbia Atty. Gen. Brian Schwalb said in a new lawsuit that President Trump is going far beyond his power under ...

Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’

After a decade of threatening to take over the deeply Democratic District of Columbia, President Donald Trump on Monday ...

'A very important day for Home Rule' | Trump admin, DC reach compromise about control of Metropolitan Police Department

The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has ...

DC sues Trump over 'hostile takeover' of police department ─ calling it 'unlawful'

The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has ...

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

A showdown is taking place in Washington, D.C., over President Donald Trump’s extraordinary takeover of the police department in the nation's capital.