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Protests Erupt in Washington D.C. Over Federal Control, Trump’s Emergency Declaration Nears Expiration

Protests Erupt in Washington D.C. Over Federal Control, Trump’s Emergency Declaration Nears Expiration

Protests Erupt in Washington D.C. Over Federal Control, Trump’s Emergency Declaration Nears Expiration Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Washington, D.C. this past Saturday, marking one of the largest demonstrations yet against President Donald Trump’s federal intervention in the nation’s capital. Marching under a banner reading “END THE D.C. OCCUPATION,” participants covered over two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza, near the White House. The demonstration, dubbed “We Are All D.C.” and organized by local Home…

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DC Mayor Bowser Navigates Federal Power Play Amidst Trump’s City Takeover Efforts

DC Mayor Bowser Navigates Federal Power Play Amidst Trump’s City Takeover Efforts

DC Mayor Bowser Navigates Federal Power Play Amidst Trump’s City Takeover Efforts As National Guard troops are deployed across Washington D.C. under President Donald Trump’s initiatives to curb crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser is exercising a cautious response. She has characterized Trump’s assumption of control over the city’s police department and the activation of 800 Guard members as “unsettling and unprecedented,” even going so far as to label his actions an “authoritarian push.” Despite this significant federal incursion into the city’s…

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Trump Threatens D.C. Federalization After Ex-Staffer’s Assault

Trump Threatens D.C. Federalization After Ex-Staffer’s Assault

Trump Threatens D.C. Federalization After Ex-Staffer’s Assault President Trump has announced he is considering federalizing Washington, D.C.’s police force, following an attempted carjacking over the weekend that injured a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer. Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening, Trump stated, “He went through a bad situation to put it mildly, and there’s too much of it. We’re going to do something about it,” also suggesting the swift deployment of the National Guard. The incident…

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