Returning to the Capitol after a monthlong recess, lawmakers face a tough question: whether or not to extend President Donald Trump’s 30-day control of Washington.

Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, Trump’s authority to control D.C.’s law enforcement expires on Sept. 10, after which it will require approval from Congress to continue.

On Tuesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared to delay any confrontation between the city and the federal government with an order to local law enforcement to cooperate with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District.”

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has already teased moving legislation to support the president’s powers in D.C., saying on Fox News that Republicans would bring “legislation to the floor in the next few weeks to address that issue first—that city—

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