Overview

• In a late-night post, the president told Mayor Muriel Bowser to stop publishing what he calls false crime figures or face a “complete and total” federal takeover after visiting Guard troops and federal agents in the city.
• The Justice Department opened an investigation into D.C.’s crime data led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, even as MPD reported violent crime down 27% this year and local officials previously cited a 30-year low.
• The administration says roughly 630 arrests and 86 illegal guns have been logged since Aug. 11, with officials noting about 250 of those arrests involve migrants without legal status.
• After D.C. sued to block a federal bid to control MPD, the DOJ rescinded a directive naming DEA chief Terry Cole as emergency police commissioner, leaving Chief Pamela Smith in place under federal direction.
• Any extension beyond the Home Rule Act’s 30-day limit would require congressional approval, as protests mount, a poll shows 79% of residents oppose the move, and restaurants report double‑digit declines in reservations.