The president invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on Monday, giving him emergency authority over D.C. police.

President Trump said he would deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and place the city’s police department under federal control, launching an unprecedented effort to take charge of the ...

THE CRACKDOWN: President Donald Trump announced he will deploy the National Guard in Washington and take control of the city’s police department, a significant expansion of federal power over the ...