Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton (R-AK) said Congress should back President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, DC, which is currently on a running clock if the House and Senate do not pass a joint resolution.
Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to take control of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and activated the National Guard last week to tackle the city’s rising murder rate, but the 1973 law also sets a 30-day limit on how long the federal government can use MPD.
No MPD services should remain under federal control “for any period in excess of 30 days, unless the Senate and…
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