WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic ...

After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.

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President Trump said the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain federal control of the D.C.

The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

There's still a lot of work to be done on the floor in September. I'd like to see some hybrid consensus ideas go through,” Tim Brennan said.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is putting Washington, D.C. police "under direct federal control" -- invoking ...

Far from being a new debate brought on by current events, the discussion over extending home rule to Washingtonians has been ...

President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits ...

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. “Our capital city has been ...

Karoline Leavitt revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump is still mulling having Congress end D.C.'s Home Rule Act.