Federal Troops Take Over Washington Streets: Are American Freedoms at Risk?

Washington D.C. has become the unmistakable stage for a bold assertion of federal power under President Donald Trump’s recent order to place the city’s police under federal control. Hundreds of agents from the FBI, DEA, ICE, and more have flooded the nation’s capital alongside nearly 800 troops from the National Guard. Is Federal Control Over Local Law Enforcement a Threat to Our Constitutional Freedoms? This unprecedented move follows Trump declaring a "Public Safety Emergency," citing a surge in crime—a claim local authorities vehemently dispute. Yet despite contested facts, Washington now sees armored vehicles lining its iconic National Mall and multi-agency...