Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Washington DC police systematically manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer than it actually is.
A week ago today, military vehicles and National Guard troops first rolled into Washington, DC, after President Trump had declared a 'public safety emergency,' purportedly to rescue the nation's capital from 'crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse'—despite DC's dropping crime rates.
San Jose has begun plans to clear Columbus Park, which houses 309 people, as officials deem the homeless encampment a public safety hazard, citing rising emergency calls.
The Home Rule Act, signed in 1973 by President Richard Nixon, lets the president command the district's police department for up to 30 days in an emergency. After that, Congress must pass a joint resolution to extend federalization of local police.