{"id":2378315,"date":"2024-12-10T07:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T12:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-republicans-plan-for-dc-with-trifecta-control\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T07:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T12:47:58","slug":"what-republicans-plan-for-dc-with-trifecta-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-republicans-plan-for-dc-with-trifecta-control\/","title":{"rendered":"What Republicans plan for DC with trifecta control"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-republicans-plan-for-dc-with-trifecta-control%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2378315&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With republicans poised to gain trifecta control of the\u200d government in 2024, concerns are rising in Washington, D.C., regarding the potential implications of Republican governance on the predominantly blue district.City officials adn residents \u200dfear that the GOP&#8217;s increased power \u2064may reduce D.C.&#8217;s autonomy, with possible legislative changes \u2062that could impact local laws. D.C.\u200b has historically leaned \u200cDemocratic,\u200b and \u2063any efforts by Republican leaders, particularly Donald\u200c Trump, to \u200bimpose stricter law enforcement measures\u200b and \u200dfederal\u2062 oversight are under scrutiny.Trump has\u200c proposed a &#8220;federal takeover&#8221; of\u200d D.C. to address perceived\u2064 crime issues, suggesting\u200c deploying the\u2063 National Guard to restore order. <\/p>\n<p>The conversation around D.C.&#8217;s Home Rule,which allows local \u200cgovernance \u200ccontingent on Congressional approval,has\u200c intensified since the city council&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recent criminal justice reform efforts faced backlash<\/a>\u2064 from national lawmakers. Such \u200cactions\u2062 may\u2062 fuel Republican efforts to limit\u2063 D.C.&#8217;s\u200c self-governance, as seen\u2062 when\u2063 Congress overturned a significant crime bill passed by the city council. As\u2063 tensions between local and federal authority escalate, \u2063the future of D.C.&#8217;s governance remains uncertain amidst political \u2063changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What Republicans plan for DC with trifecta control<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1907622\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republicans\">Republicans<\/a> winning the government trifecta in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, is gearing up for how Republican rule could change the district.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Washington, D.C., is the bluest area in the country, with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> winning just single digits in his best election results yet. Now, city officials fear that Republicans will turn their ire on the city, cutting down on its autonomy and changing its laws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3220320\/greatest-comeback-trump-white-house-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GREATEST COMEBACK? HERE&rsquo;S HOW TRUMP STACKS UP IN WHITE HOUSE HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, stands on stage in the rain during an Independence Day celebration in front of the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s reason to be concerned,&rdquo; Independent D.C. Councilmember Christina Henderson <a href=\"https:\/\/51st.news\/what-republican-control-of-washington-could-mean-for-d-c\/\">told<\/a> <em>The 51st<\/em>. &ldquo;I think in this entire election they wrote down exactly what they are going to do. The question is whether they execute it for D.C.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3106551\/biden-administration-rulemaking-blitzes-aim-trump-proof-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING BLITZES AIM TO TRUMP-PROOF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Trump did little with Washington D.C. during his first term, the city has drawn his ire since leaving office. Residents saw a  <a href=\"https:\/\/budget.house.gov\/press-release\/the-nations-capital-is-suffering-the-worst-crime-wave-in-21st-century\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stark rise<\/a> in crime after the pandemic, more so than other urban areas around the country, though it&rsquo;s now trending downward. That, and the council&rsquo;s overhaul of the criminal code in 2022, is playing into Trump&rsquo;s vision that crime in the city is out of control.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am calling for a federal takeover of this filthy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-trump-gag-order-to-be-considered-in-federal-election-case\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s proposed gag order to be reviewed in federal election case.\">crime-ridden embarrassment<\/a> to our nation,&rdquo; he said during his campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&lsquo;Federalizing&rsquo; the district <\/h2>\n<p>In a Jan. 27 Las Vegas rally, the then-presidential candidate elaborated on his plans to &ldquo;take over our horribly run capital&rdquo; and renovate it to ensure &ldquo;it&rsquo;s no longer a nightmare of murder and crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to federalize it. We&rsquo;re gonna have the toughest law enforcement in the country. We&rsquo;re not going to have any more crime and it&rsquo;s going to look beautiful,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more drastic moves he&rsquo;s floated, deploying the National Guard to Washington D.C. to enforce the law, would face few barriers as the district doesn&rsquo;t have the power to push back that a state has. The National Guard was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2021\/05\/24\/national-guard-leaves-capitol-after-jan-6-riot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deployed<\/a> for five months in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot, setting a precedent. At its peak, the occupation included 25,000 troops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3222249\/how-kamala-harris-plowed-through-1-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW KAMALA HARRIS PLOWED THROUGH $1 BILLION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Deploying the National Guard to fight crime even has some history of backing from the Left &mdash; in 2022 the Randallstown chapter of the NAACP urged then-Gov. Larry Hogan to deploy the National Guard to Baltimore to quell rising gun violence. Hogan ultimately decided against it.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) deployed 750 National Guard officers in March to combat crime in the New York City subway.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment would also likely be met with widespread support in the Republican-led Congress.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Threats to DC&rsquo;s Home Rule <\/h2>\n<p>The 1973 Home Rule Act granted Washington D.C. the right to govern its own affairs &mdash; with some catches. All legislation must be approved by Congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3223932\/what-is-debate-about-fluoride-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT IS THE DEBATE OVER FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this usually serves as a formality, Washington D.C.&rsquo;s self-governance gained national attention at the beginning of 2023 after the city council passed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill. The bill lessened the mandatory penalties for some crimes, such as carjackings and burglary, and expanded who was eligible to have their sentences lessened as well as expanded access to jury trials to address capacity issues in the courts. Many national politicians painted the bill as soft on crime. <\/p>\n<p>The House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to overturn the bill, with the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1605055\/senate-overwhelmingly-votes-to-overturn-dc-crime-bill-after-biden-drops-opposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voting<\/a> 81-14 in favor of overturning it. Fourteen Democrats voted with Republicans to back the measure. President Joe Biden signaled his tacit support of the bill to overturn the crime bill.<\/p>\n<p>The episode brought the conundrum of Washington D.C. home rule to the forefront of the Republican agenda, an agenda they could carry out after taking the government trifecta in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3177509\/what-maga-gop-will-look-like-post-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT MAGA AND THE GOP WILL LOOK LIKE IN A POST-TRUMP ERA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has hinted at doing away with home rule altogether. Last December, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3074781\/new-republican-platform-federal-control-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> that the city &ldquo;has become a dirty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-reports-about-sharing-sensitive-information-with-mar-a-lago-member-is-fake-news\/\" title=\"Trump denies sharing sensitive information with Mar-a-Lago member, calls it &#039;fake news&#039;.\">crime-ridden death trap<\/a> that must be taken over and properly run by the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though Trump hasn&rsquo;t provided any specifics, other Republicans have. Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/andy-ogles-wins-republican-primary-redrawn-tennesee-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Andy Ogles<\/a> (R-TN) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1573670\/gop-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-repeal-dc-home-rule-act-citing-rising-crime-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduced<\/a> a bill to repeal Home Rule. The bill would have repealed the Home Rule Act altogether, with Ogles citing Washington D.C.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/dc-crime-statistics-spike-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rising crime rate<\/a> as a reason to retake its &ldquo;constitutional authority.&rdquo;&nbsp;Sen. Mike Lee <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/US\/bill\/SB4695\/2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduced<\/a> a similar bill, which was co-sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Rick Scott (R-FL). <\/p>\n<p>The Republican 2024 platform didn&rsquo;t go as far as repealing home rule but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3074781\/new-republican-platform-federal-control-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">outlined<\/a> an increase in federal control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans will reassert greater Federal Control over Washington, DC to restore Law and Order in our Capital City, and ensure Federal Buildings and Monuments are well-maintained,&rdquo; the platform stated.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bracing for all possibilities <\/h2>\n<p>While Republicans appear to want to re-establish federal control over Washington D.C., few direct policies have been publicly stated. The main overriding theme is the prioritization of law and order, though usually not providing specifics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Axios&rsquo;<\/em> Cuneyt Dil, <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.citycast.fm\/podcasts\/what-happens-if-trump-takes-over-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">speaking with<\/a> City Cast DC, predicted that Republicans would be haphazard in their approach to Washington D.C. The House will take the lead on intervening in the affairs of the city.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s going to be very random what House Republicans will go after, and it will cause a nightmare for city leadership because they don&rsquo;t know how to legislate if they&rsquo;re getting knocked down by Congress,&rdquo; Dil said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3230175\/democrats-search-answers-barack-obama-influence-wanes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS AS BARACK OBAMA&rsquo;S INFLUENCE WANES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some specific Washington D.C. laws Republicans may target are D.C. traffic laws, speed traffic cameras, gas stove bans, cannabis regulations, non-citizen voting, and environmental policies. He suggested that ranked-choice voting could be banned as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think anything is open,&rdquo; Dil said, citing his conversations with sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they control both chambers, you can expect a Hell of a lot more intervening in D.C.,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When concerns over abortion were raised, Dil said he hadn&rsquo;t heard anything about it, but that it wasn&rsquo;t off the table.<\/p>\n<p>Decades ago, Congress banned the use of local taxpayer funds to pay for abortions except in the cases of rape, incest, and life endangerment. Congressional lawmakers have also for years targeted the district&rsquo;s 2014 Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act, though they&rsquo;ve been unsuccessful in attaching the legislation to government funding bills. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1907622\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1907622\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans&#8217; plans for D.C. with trifecta control in 2024 raise concerns about potential changes to the district&#8217;s governance and laws<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2378316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-DC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17418,46477,5894,3756,46476],"class_list":["post-2378315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc","tag-government-strategy","tag-politics","tag-republicans","tag-trifecta-control"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-DC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2378315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2378323,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2378315\/revisions\/2378323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2378316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2378315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2378315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2378315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}