An outspoken Trump critic in his first term, Bowser tried cooperation in his second. But that didn't stop the president from taking over the city's police department and sending in National Guard troops.

During a Zoom meeting with community leaders, Bowser called on the D.C. community to “jump in” and push back against Trump’s authoritarian orders.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) pushed for the District’s statehood again on Tuesday amid President Trump’s crackdown on the nation’s capital. “We have seen a precipitous lessening of crime in the