Although Congress has granted D.C. home rule, the federal government has plenary power over the district.
Donald Trump’s alleged fascist crackdown is finally here — federal troops are on the streets of major U.S. cities with almost certainly more on the way.First, they came for Los Angeles, then for Washington, D.C., and next, if reports are to be believed, Chicago.There’s no doubt that Trump loves the optics and sense of strength that comes with deploying the National Guard to ...