Trump Federalizes MPD Amid Threats to DC’s Home Rule – The Hoya
President Donald Trump announced Aug. 11 that he will federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force and order 800 National Guard soldiers to join his efforts in what he called a public safety emergency. Trump invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, which allows D.C. to self-govern, permitting the federal government to control the Metropolitan...| The Hoya
