Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
Monday, August 11th 2025, 9:03:46 pm
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President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C. Its historically majority Black population wasn't electing its own city council and mayor until 1973, when Republican President Richard Nixon signed the Home Rule Act. The measure still left significant power to the president and Congress, though no president has exercised the police powers before.
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