Overview

• The mayor’s office confirmed that Bowser is in Martha’s Vineyard to pick up her daughter and will return tomorrow afternoon.
• President Trump’s executive order invoked a “crime emergency,” federalized the MPD for 30 days and mobilized hundreds of National Guard troops.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reported that 19 federal agencies have made 45 arrests on assault charges, removed 29 undocumented residents and seized three illegal firearms.
• Unnamed reports indicate federal forces plan to sweep homeless encampments citywide, raising concerns about shelter overcrowding and humanitarian impacts.
• Bowser has described the surge as a temporary enhancement to local police forces and urged voters to elect a Democratic House to safeguard D.C.’s autonomy.