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DC leaders react to lawsuit aimed at ending National Guard deployment
Mike Murillo | mmurillo@wtop.com
Alan Etter | alan.etter@wtop.com
September 4, 2025, 8:53 PM
As legal and political tensions escalate over federal intervention in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning her attention toward the end of President Donald Trump’s declared crime emergency — while council members rally behind a lawsuit challenging the continued deployment of the National Guard.
At a news conference on Thursday morning following the announcement of the lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb challenging the use of the National Guard, Bowser said, “This has been a legal question throughout the emergency, not just today. And I will just reiterate that my focus, and the focus of our emergency operations center, is on planning for the exit out of the emergency next week.”
The Army later said it’s extending orders for the D.C. National Guard to remain in the nation’s capital through Nov. 30, two U.S. officials told ABC News on Thursday. The crime emergency is scheduled to end Sept. 10. Bowser said she has not been consulted on any possible extension.
“I’m not sure that that’s an indication of how long they’ll be deployed. I know that there’s a lot of reporting about how weary they are. And I get that, because deployments are hard. People are away from their families, and they may not necessarily think they’re on mission,” Bowser said. “So, I think that the deployments themselves are running their course,” she added. “We are organized to best use our own public safety resources and any additional public safety resources. And I think that’s a message for the Congress.”
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Unfortunately due to D.C.'s bizarre relationship with Congress and limited "Home Rule", their options have been limited compared to cities in actual states.
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