The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump over what officials call a hostile takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. The lawsuit follows a federal order installing DEA Administrator Terrance Cole as emergency police commissioner. D.C. leaders say the move strips local authority and undermines public safety policy.

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