Trump Invokes Rarely-Used Home Rule Act to Seize DC Police Control

Trump formally invoked Section 602 of the DC Home Rule Act, a rarely-used provision granting the President override authority over the DC city government during emergencies, to assert permanent federal control over Metropolitan Police. Legal scholars noted the provision had been designed for genuine emergencies, not as a routine governance tool. DC attorneys general filed an emergency injunction arguing the invocation lacked the statutory emergency threshold required by law.