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While Trump Turns D.C. Into a Police State, Mayor Muriel Bowser Leaves for Martha’s Vineyard

Bowser’s office says she is traveling to the vacation island to pick up her daughter and does not plan to attend Brandon Todd ...

Bowser leaves DC for ‘family commitment’ with district embroiled in federal takeover

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's departure followed President Donald Trump's declaration of a "crime emergency" in the district.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser backtracks on support for Trump’s National Guard deployment, labels it an ‘authoritarian push’

The Democratic mayor reversed her tone towards Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard to combat crime in her city.
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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi Orders Mayor Muriel Bowser to Install A Federal Agent as ‘Emergency Police Commissioner’

In a formal order, Bondi directs Bowser to replace the chief of police and rescind internal policies prohibiting cooperation with immigration enforcement.

Bowser is receiving Trump’s help ‘most warmly’ among Democrats: Christian Datoc

Datoc said the mayor will work with the federal government to ensure the District of Columbia is safe for both its residents and tourists.

All eyes on Washington, and naught but deafening silence from the District's loudest defender

Once a fiery, unyielding voice for the nation's capital, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., is now largely silent as Washington faces its gravest self-rule test in decades.
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‘What Does That Mean?’: Watch Muriel Bowser Step In When Police Chief Flubs Simple Question

Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., bailed out Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith ...

Bowser and Trump’s evolving relationship, explained

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser refused to categorize Trump's deployment of the National Guard as a "complete disaster." ...