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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Won’t Run Again After Turmoil Tied to Trump Order

2025-11-25 14:51
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DC Mayor Bowser won’t seek another term after a turbulent year marked by President Trump’s order federalizing city police.

Gabe WhisnantBy Gabe Whisnant

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she will not run for another term.

Bowser is finishing her third term, which has been marked by an especially turbulent year after President Donald Trump issued an emergency order that placed the city’s police under federal control and deployed hundreds of National Guard members for what the administration described as an anti-crime effort.

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