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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says members of the Washington D.C. National Guard will be flowing into the capital over the coming week
Attorney General Pam Bondi takes the lectern and talks about the families who visit the capital taking advantage of the free museums the National Zoo and other attractions
President Trump says his administration has begun to remove homeless people from encampments in parks in Washington
The president has not outlined where he plans on moving those people
Prosecutions of juveniles are handled by the locally elected attorney general prosecutions of adults accused of serious crimes are handled by the U.S. attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro
President Trump is using Washington as a test lab to prove Republicans can run cities better than Democrats
President Trump says If our capital is dirty our whole country is dirty
President Trump is using executive power to crack down on crime and restore law and order in Washington D.C.
Washington’s criminal justice system is already under substantial federal control
President Trump does not get out of the White House and into the city much
Representative James R Comer praised the president’s announcement
Takeover must be a temporary measure with the goal of empowering a fully staffed police department
Federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department is intended to last for 30 days
Police union in D.C. supported the president’s decision to take over the city’s police force
Brian Schwalb called the administration’s actions to take control of policing the city unprecedented unnecessary and unlawful
Mr Trump recently installed ally former Fox News host Jeannine Pirro as US attorney for Washington
Representative Robert Garcia has not yet received a letter including explanation and duration
What Mr Trump announced on Monday was essentially show of force that will expire on Sept 10
Pirro's predecessor fired attorneys who prosecuted violent insurrectionists from Jan 6
Mr Jain is one of two shadow senators from District of Columbia who serve as its elected advocates before body