DC Sues Trump Over `Unlawful’ City Police Takeover: The Brief

WASHINGTON, DC sued the Trump administration Friday over its takeover of the city police force, asking a federal court to immediately block a move it says is illegal and risks public safety, Sabrina Willmer, Myles Miller, and Zoe Tillman report.

• “The administration’s unlawful actions are an affront to the dignity and autonomy of the 700,000 Americans who call DC home,” said Washington’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb. The complaint alleged that President Donald Trump exceeded the authority granted by Congress in federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying hundreds of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital. City officials ...