The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police force.

The president cast his actions as necessary to "rescue" Washington from a purported wave of lawlessness. Statistics show that violent crime shot up in 2023 but has been rapidly declining since.

Section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows for the president to take over Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department for 48 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while ...