President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday, saying it\u2019s needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down. He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation\u2019s capital than other cities. Its historically majority Black population wasn\u2019t electing its own city council and mayor until 1973, when Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Home Rule Act. Here’s the latest: Republican US Rep. Barry Moore joins the race for Alabama\u2019s open Senate seat Moore, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, was first elected to Congress in 2020. He has the rare distinction of winning elections in two different congressional districts. Last… <\/p>\n
President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. on Monday, saying it\u2019s needed to fight crime even as city leaders pointed to data showing violence is down. He took command of the police department and deployed the National Guard under laws and Constitutional powers that give the federal government more sway over the nation\u2019s capital than other cities. Its historically majority Black population wasn\u2019t electing its own city council and mayor until 1973, when Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Home Rule Act. Here’s the latest: Republican US Rep. Barry Moore joins the race for Alabama\u2019s open Senate seat Moore, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, was first elected to Congress in 2020. He has the rare distinction of winning elections in two different congressional districts. Last... <\/p>\n