President Donald Trump has renewed threats to seize federal control of Washington, D.C., after one of his closest allies in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls” — was assaulted in an attempted carjacking in the city’s Logan Circle neighborhood.

Authorities said two 15-year-olds were arrested in connection with the early morning attack, which occurred at about 3 a.m. Sunday, as Coristine and his partner sat in a vehicle. Police said a group of teenagers approached the car, made a comment about taking it, and attacked Coristine after he pushed his companion into the vehicle for safety. Officers nearby intervened as the teens fled.

Coristine is one of the most recognizable faces in Trump’s DOGE program, a controversial initiative created t

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