Overview

• A presidential decree invoking the Home Rule Act places D.C.’s Metropolitan Police under Justice Secretary Pam Bondi’s federal command for 30 days.
• About 800 National Guard soldiers have been stationed around the city’s landmarks and thoroughfares to back law-enforcement operations.
• FBI Director Kash Patel cited both 10 and 23 arrests in separate statements, underlining inconsistent reporting of detainee numbers.
• Trump’s effort to extend the federal takeover past mid-September will require congressional approval and is likely to encounter Democratic opposition.
• The Pentagon is considering a 600-member rapid-response Guard unit under Title 32 and other large city deployments are facing legal challenges.