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Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday lambasted President Trump for the “photo op” near historic St. John’s Church on June 1 after law enforcement had cleared the area of protesters. “While we were peacefully protesting, Donald Trump was plotting,” Ms. Bowser said on the opening night of the virtual Democratic National Convention. “He stood…

A group of activists sued Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser this week over her decision to paint “Black Lives Matter” down two blocks of 16th Street, which leads to the White House, saying she violated the First Amendment and showed favoritism to “the Black Lives Matter cult orthodoxy.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court on…

Attorney General William P. Barr said in a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released late Tuesday that the recent presence of federal law enforcement and National Guard members in the nation’s capital was necessary because of nearly unprecedented rioting last weekend. Mr. Barr said that starting on Friday, May 29, the District experienced “days…

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved emergency legislation to overhaul law enforcement in the District amid calls for defunding police departments across the country. Council member Charles Allen introduced the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2020, which bans police chokeholds, bars the Metropolitan Police Department from buying military gear and…

The District of Columbia will enforce a curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday and Tuesday nights following a night of protests and fires in the city, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced. It will mark the second and third consecutive nights of curfew. Late Sunday night, the District enacted an 11 p.m. curfew as some…