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The field is set. Here’s who is running for mayor, city council in Columbia this fall

Jessica Thomas, 28, filed for the mayor’s seat on Aug. 13. A lifelong Columbia resident with no political background, she’s ...

3 more GOP governors authorize deployment of National Guard troops as part of Trump show of force

The Mississippi National Guard will deploy 200 troops to D.C. as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing federal policing ...

DC mayor travels to Martha's Vineyard amid Trump's federalized crime crackdown of city

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser traveled to Martha's Vineyard for a family commitment after President Donald Trump ...

DC mayor, leaders, police union react to Trump's takeover of MPD

Several DC lawmakers slammed Trump's latest plan to combat crime in the nation's capital, while the police union expressed ...

DC mayor questions feds' claims about impact they're making on crime

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser questioned claims Monday that the influx of federal officers has made the city safer after the AG Bondi touted weekend arrest numbers.

Democratic mayor slams Trump takeover of city: ‘Unsettling and unprecedented’

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks as Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith listens during a news ...
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Federal Jurisdiction Over the District of Columbia, Explained

P resident Donald Trump became the first president to invoke the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to take temporary control over law enforcement in Washington, D.C., citing high crime levels that ...