This week, President Trump has essentially taken control of Washington DC's law enforcement, activating the National Guard, the FBI, DHS, and ICE in what he calls an effort to crack down on crime in the city. Trump was able to so easily commandeer Washington DC because it has no governor nor formal congressional representation to put a stop to it. And so, this has reignited the conversation around DC statehood.The District of Columbia was established by the Constitution, carved out of Maryland and Virginia, ...

Free PC. Free PC. Tonight in the nation's capital, an escalating standoff between the White House and city hall.DC's attorney general suing the Trump administration after US Attorney General Pam Bondi installed DEA administrator Terry Cole as emergency police commissioner. DC will not remain a sanctuary city actively shielding criminal aliens. Will not happen.Under Donald Trump's directive, DC will become safe again. Following the Trump administration's takeover of the police department and deployment of hu ...

Trump called it liberation day for the nation's capital after claiming that DC is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. It is not. NBC News senior White House correspondent Garrett Hake brings us more.Hundreds of National Guard troops are expected to begin deployments on the streets of Washington DC this morning on orders from President Trump. A White House official tells NBC News. The roll out part of the president's unprecedented push to combat crime in the nation's capital.This is Liberation Day ...

Has he. And anyway, abused the law around his authority. The mayor made clear today that under this home rule act, the president can, in fact, determine what the emergency is that he is declaring.I think he's abused his authority. You're right. Under section 40 of the Home Rule Act.The president does get some authority, but I'm not sure he gets to decide for himself what is an emergency. His rendition or version of the so-called facts or the crime in D. C.is quite contrary to what people who are officials i ...

This is Liberation Day in DC and we're going to take our capital back. Can DC actually do anything to stop President Trump from federalizing police and deploying the National Guard. I'm officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.Well, under the Home Rule Act, which gives DC residents the right to elect their own mayor, a president can determine special conditions that require federal use of DC police. So, in other words, a president can decide to take control of those law enfo ...