A House Republican wants to allow President Donald Trump to extend his takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police force for as long as he wants. (Tasos Katopodis)
Trump on Monday declared a crime emergency in the nation’s Capitol and invoked a section of the Home Rule Act that governs the district to give himself the authority to take control of the local police.
He has since sent in National Guard troops, alongside FBI and DEA agents, to patrol the streets of Washington D.C.
But the provision, known as Section 740 of the Home Rule Act, only allows for the president to effectively federalize the local police force for up to 30 days unless Congress, through a joint resolution, grants him an extension.
And Ogles’ resolution seeks to change that by removing the 30-day time limit.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Ogles’ legislation is part of his broader push to repeal the Home Rule Act. Indeed, he and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have a bill called the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act, named after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, that would repeal the decades-old law and return control of the city to Congress.
Meanwhile, Trump has already floated leapfrogging Congress to extend his hold on the police given that a joint resolution would likely require at least 60 votes in the Senate to pass.
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While some Republicans have come out in support of the president, Senate Democrats are ready to push back against granting Trump more control over the district.
"No f‑‑‑--- way," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told podcaster Aaron Parnas on his show, "The Parnas Perspective."
"We’ll fight him tooth and nail.… He needs to get Congress to approve it, and not only are we not going to approve it, but there are some Republicans who don’t like it either," he continued.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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