At the request of the president, West Virginia is sending in troops from its National Guard to support President Trump's efforts in Washington, D.C.

As part of the federal takeover, Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Drug and Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terrance C. Cole as “ Emergency Police Commissioner ,” a move that would ...

The president has more power over the nation’s capital than other cities, but D.C. has elected its mayor and city council since the Home Rule Act was signed in 1973.