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Trump is sending National Guard troops to D.C. Here’s how this power works.
As he deploys the National Guard and takes over the police force, how much power does President Donald Trump have over D.C.?
US military preparing to surge National Guard troops to Washington DC to fight local crime and youth violence: report
Be prepared! There will be no “MR. NICE GUY.” We want our Capital BACK,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Sunday.
Trump's Moves Toward Taking Over Washington Are Unprecedented. Here's What the Law Says
The Guard was called out again during Trump's first term on Jan. 6, 2021, when his supporters overran the Capitol. Trump’s ...
‘Move Out, Immediately:' Trump's vision for ridding DC streets of homeless
Trump plans to seize control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, sweep homeless people off the city’s streets, and end “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse,” he said at an Aug.
What Trump can — and can’t — do in his bid to take over law enforcement in DC
The capital is already subject to significant federal control — and Trump is invoking his emergency powers to solidify it.