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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.

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.

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.

Trump’s takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive

The influx came the morning after the Republican president announced he would be activating the guard members and taking over ...