Executive Branch

Mayor Signs Order Extending Cooperation Between DC and Federal Law Enforcement

The order is part of an ‘exit’ strategy from Trump’s 30-day emergency takeover of the D.C. police force, she said.
Mayor Signs Order Extending Cooperation Between DC and Federal Law Enforcement
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser (R), joined by Police Chief Pamela Smith, speaks at a press conference after President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department at the Wilson Building in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Stacy Robinson
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WASHINGTON—Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order on Sept. 3 extending cooperation between federal law enforcement and local police in the District of Columbia.

However, the mayor made clear that the order is not an extension of President Donald Trump’s  emergency declaration.

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Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]