Cities on president's radar push back
Aug 23, 2025
By Ray Sanchez
... On Friday, Trump promised to target Chicago next, then New York ...
“Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat, said Tuesday, after Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to prosecute local officials whose cities did not comply with the White House’s immigration crackdown. “Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law” ...
The Home Rule Act of 1973 allows the president to take control of DC’s police for 48 hours if he “determines that special conditions of an emergency nature exist,” which requires the department’s use for federal purposes.
The president can retain control of the department for a longer period if he notifies the chairs and ranking members of the congressional committees that handle legislative matters pertaining to DC. Trump indicated he intends to do. Any request of control over the city’s police department for more than 30 days must be passed into law ...
In other states, however, governors control guard troops. During emergencies the president can federalize guard troops ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/23/us/us-cities-trump-dc-police