Overview

• Trump invoked Section 740 of the Home Rule Act to declare a public-safety emergency and assume direct command of the Metropolitan Police Department.
• About 800 D.C. National Guard troops have been mobilized under Defense Department authority to support patrols, logistics and facility security in the capital.
• Several hundred federal agents—including more than 100 FBI agents and ATF officers—are being reassigned to conduct supplemental law-enforcement operations across Washington.
• The president announced plans to clear homeless encampments from public spaces and relocate residents to sites outside the city center.
• Mayor Muriel Bowser and local police data dispute a crime surge and warn that extending the federal takeover will face congressional notification requirements and likely judicial challenges.