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Federal vs. local authority in Washington, D.C.

The balance of power between federal and local authorities in Washington, D.C., particularly with regards to law enforcement

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Jan 28, 2026

What legal challenges have governors filed against presidential federalization orders since 2024?

Since 2024, challenges to what critics call “” have proliferated — but the record shows that most formal litigation has been brought by state attorneys general or multistate coalitions rather than gov...