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D.C. Faces Federal Takeover: What It Means for Black Communities
President Donald Trump is deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and said he will take over the city’s police ...
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The Latest: Mayor Bowser holds press conference after Trump announces plan to make DC safer
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is voicing concerns about the president's potential use of the National Guard to patrol ...
DC officials condemn Trump MPD takeover as Bowser strikes calmer tone
Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chief Pamela Smith struck a conciliatory tone amid a wave of outrage from other D.C. officials in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the District’s ...
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
In justifying a federal take over of policing in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump claims that crime in the capital city is on the rise and that homicide rates in 2023 were the highest ever ...
The Judgments of Muriel Spark
T he novelist Muriel Spark died almost 20 years ago, but she still regularly appears on lists of top comic novelists to read ...
Oversight Committee to hold hearing with Bowser, DC leadership in September
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-K.Y.) said he plans to hold a hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) and Attorney ...
UCI to introduce rider trackers at World Championships following Muriel Furrer death
The UCI announcement marks the first time that the governing body will have made safety trackers mandatory in one of their ...