Democratic lawmakers are pushing a joint resolution to put the kibosh on President Trump's use of the D.C. Metropolitan ...

Under a compromise, the administration will work through the D.C. mayor to direct police activities in the district.

After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wrote a letter to local residents Friday seeking to quell anxiety over the Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington’s law enforcement. Under a ...

Four cities were singled out by Trump on Monday as the president announced an executive order that he declared would give his ...

The lawsuit brought by Washington says Trump exceeded his authority under the Home Rule Act of 1973 in taking over the Metropolitan Police Department.

The District of Columbia’s top prosecutor is taking the White House to court over what he calls a “hostile” takeover of the ...

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes refused to block Trump's takeover of DC police but said federal changes in policing must go through the mayor.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s capital challenged President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court on ...

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...

The order by a federal official to replace the police chief of the Metropolitan Police Department on an "emergency" basis has been deemed unlawful by D.C.'s AG.