A federal judge on Friday considered placing a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's takeover of Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department.

D.C. District judge Ana Reyes has scheduled an emergency hearing for 2 p.m. Friday on D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a restraining order against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive assuming control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes refused to block Trump's takeover of DC police but said federal changes in policing must go through the mayor.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed Democrats will fight "tooth and nail" against President Donald Trump's request to extend federal control over D.C. police beyond 30 days.

A person was hospitalized with stab wounds following a robbery in Northwest early Friday morning, according to D.C. police.

Sean Dunn, a now-terminated Justice Department employee, was arrested by 20 officers at his home and charged with felony assault after allegedly throwing a sandwich at a federal agent Viral video footage of the incident shows a man throwing a sandwich at an officer's chest before turning around and sprinting away Local pushback against heightened law enforcement in Washington began even before Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to D.

A former Justice Department staffer accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C., has been released while he awaits trial on federal assault charges. NewsNation confirmed Sean Charles Dunn’s release with the U.

The left sees President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of law enforcement in Washington as part of multifront march to autocracy