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Trump’s takeover of the DC police force, briefly explained

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President Donald Trump at a press conference at the White House on August 11, 2025. | Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump announced today that he will federalize police in Washington, DC, and deploy DC National Guard troops onto city streets.

Trump’s declaration brings DC’s Metropolitan Police Department under temporary federal control, ostensibly under the oversight of........

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