President Trump needs Congress’ permission to use D.C.’s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.
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Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an ‘intimidation’ tactic
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
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National Guard says members patrolling D.C. ‘may be armed’
National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump’s effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.
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Trump’s purge of Washington’s homeless encampments escalates
Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It’s part of the Trump administration’s purge to crack down on crime across D.C.
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D.C. clergy slam federal takeover: ‘Fear is not a strategy for safety’
A group of religious leaders in Washington, D.C. is criticizing President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the District’s police force, saying his rhetoric is dehumanizing and counterproductive.
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D.C.’s homeless need housing, not jail, says legal advocate wary of Trump plan
Details on President Trump’s plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.
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D.C. has been under tighter federal control before. Here’s what it looked like
Trump’s expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control.
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D.C. mayor defends capital’s crime rates after Trump threatens to take over police
Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump has the power to deploy the National Guard, but “none of the conditions exist” for the president to take over the city’s police.
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Will the Kennedy Center become the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts?
The GOP bill is called the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” but it focuses on one particular venue: the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Significant obstacles stand in the way.
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Saturday’s military parade will be the first in D.C. since 1991’s Victory Celebration
The last time the United States held a national military parade was in June 1991, timed to welcome returning veterans of the 100-day Persian Gulf War.
