Republicans Race to Deliver Trump’s Demands, Turning D.C. Into an Occupied Zone

Republicans in Congress are introducing multiple bills to expand federal control over Washington, D.C., following President Trump's August 11th "crime emergency" declaration. The legislation would give the president sweeping powers over D.C.'s laws, police, and courts, including measures to block emergency legislation passed by the D.C. Council and extend presidential control of the Metropolitan Police Department from 30 days to six months. Critics, including D.C. residents and leaders, have condemned these actions as racist attempts to dismantle the majority-Black city's limited self-governance, despite the city experiencing one of its steepest crime declines in decades.