President Donald Trump needs Congress' permission to use D.C.'s police for over 30 days, but there are no such limits on its National Guard. Experts spoke to NPR about how the takeover could end.

He may have federalized D.C. law enforcement as a cover for growing deportations, to inflame Democratic divisions, or as a trial run for other cities.

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It’s that DC’s government has proven incapable of even the most basic level of public administration. Blame Congress.