US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C. after Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the Metropolitan Police will not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on information of individuals living in, or entering, the United States illegally.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C. after Mayor Muriel Bowser informed the federal government that the…

The threat is the latest in a series of escalations that began with the US president’s deployment of National Guard troops to fight crime.