Trump Administration to Take Control of DC’s Union Station (1)

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to reclaim management of Washington’s Union Station, a historic rail hub just blocks from the US Capitol building that federal officials say has deteriorated after decades of fractured oversight.

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffysaid the federal government will move the station “back under DOT control” to clean the facility and tackle homelessness to make it more attractive for businesses that may want to take over a lease there.

It comes after Trump took federal control of Washington’s police department and deployed hundreds of National Guard troops there earlier this month, saying the ...