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#Trump officials extend #NationalGuard mission in #DC through 2026

The domestic #military mission, which is the subject of an ongoing #court challenge, was due to expire at the end of February.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/16/trump-national-guard-dc/

“At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of #authority that would allow the #military to execute the laws in #Illinois,” the court said in its unsigned order.

And of course, Conservative Justices Samuel #Alito, #ClarenceThomas & Neil #Gorsuch dissented.

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#House #Republicans are weighing a slate of #legislation that would overhaul criminal #justice policies in #DC & further restrict #HomeRule — including a proposal that would 🚨remove the city’s locally elected attorney general & replace him with a presidential appointee🚨, according to a draft summary of the policies shared with congressional staffers & obtained by WaPo.

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#House #Republicans seek to permanently overhaul criminal #justice in #DC & further restrict #HomeRule

The GOP’s 14 proposals would usher in some of the most intense interventions in the city’s justice system since the #federal government took over many of its functions in the 1990s.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/09/03/house-gop-weighing-bills-remove-elected-dc-ag-overhaul-justice-policies/

That blurring contributed to a long-term shift in civilian #LawEnforcement — one that encouraged the adoption of #military - style equipment & tactics, & helped lay the groundwork for the sort of aggressive #police force that is common today.

What accounted for the #Army’s restraint? Although society was as divided as it is today, #political elites were not yet #polarized & still placed trust in apolitical #expertise.

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