Trump Federalizes DC Police, Deploys National Guard: The Brief

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP said today he would take federal control of Washington DC’s police department and deploy 800 National Guard troops there — two months after sending soldiers into LA’s streets to quell protests over immigration raids, Hadriana Lowenkron and Josh Wingrove report.

• Trump declared a public safety emergency under a provision of DC’s Home Rule Act that allows him to temporarily assume control of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department. Attorney General Pam Bondi will oversee the takeover, Trump said, while Drug Enforcement Administration chief Terry Cole will serve as acting MPD head. Guard members will provide logistical and administrative ...