Federal Overreach in D.C.: A Crisis of Sovereignty and Security

Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and symbol of American freedom, has become ground zero for a troubling federal overreach that puts the very principles of national sovereignty and local self-governance at risk. For four weeks now, thousands have taken to the streets—not just to protest crime or homelessness—but to resist a heavy-handed federal occupation imposed by the Trump administration. Is Federal Control of D.C. a Step Toward Authoritarianism? Under the guise of combating crime, the deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents in Washington opened a doorway for an unprecedented assertion of federal power over a city with a...