The Transportation Department’s move is intended to reopen stores and restaurants in the D.C. hub. Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) will “reclaim management”…
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President Expects Congress to Extend Federal Control of D.C. Police Department
He says the majority is likely to “unanimously” approve long-term extensions. President Donald Trump announced that the White House will ask Congress to pass “long-term extensions” on federal…
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President Temporarily Federalizes D.C. Police Force
President Trump invoked a section of the Home Rule Act that allows federal control of the MPD under special emergency conditions. President Donald Trump announced that the National…
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President Trump Proposes Federalizing D.C. After DOGE Employee Attacked
The president suggests juvenile carjackers be charged as adults. President Donald Trump proposed that the federal government take over running the District of Columbia after a group of…
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House Passes Two Bills Overturning Local D.C. Laws
Reverses noncitizen voting and reinstates police bargaining for disciplinary policies. The House of Representatives passed two bills that would reverse two local laws passed by the city government…
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House Speaker Intends to Hold Vote on D.C. Funding Shortfall
The capital city’s budget was not covered by the stopgap funding in March. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said he intends to hold a vote passing $1…
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D.C. Circuit Court Issues Stay on VOA Reinstatement
The panel ruled that the government is likely to succeed in the case. A panel of the District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed an…
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Illegal Aliens in Texas
The president’s administration has sought to deport violent criminal alien gang members. The Supreme Court issued a rare overnight order this past weekend temporarily blocking President Trump’s administration…
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President’s Administration Files Appeal of District Judge’s Contempt Threat
Judge Boasberg found “probable cause” to hold the administration in contempt for not returning planes containing deportees last month. President Donald Trump’s administration requested that the D.C. Circuit…
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Supreme Court Reverses District Court Order to Rehire of Federal Employees
District judge had ordered thousands of probationary workers be rehired as a lawsuit plays out. The Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s order to rehire thousands of fired…
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