Resistance in the Capital: D.C. Fights Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Blueprint

The federal takeover has stalled, but the deeper agenda behind it hasn’t disappeared. Here’s what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why this matters everywhere.

Two weeks ago, a violent carjacking became a viral moment, and then, a political pretext. President Trump responded with force, federalizing D.C.’s police operations, deploying out-of-state National Guard troops, and initiating a sweeping campaign against the city’s homeless population. The justification? “Restoring order.”

But as we reported in Crime in…