Overview

• Trump has directed Chief of Staff Susie Wiles to work with Mayor Bowser on a pilot program evaluating federal management of D.C.’s government.
• Lawmakers led by Sen. Mike Lee have introduced the BOWSER Act to repeal the 1973 Home Rule Act, setting up a key vote in Congress on shifting D.C.’s authority.
• D.C. crime data show violent crime down 25% and overall crime down 8% year-on-year, challenging the administration’s rationale.
• Trump threatened that similar executive leverage could extend to New York City if democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins next year’s mayoral race.
• Constitutional requirements ensure that permanent federal control of D.C. cannot be imposed without Congressional repeal of the Home Rule Act and a presidential signature.