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GOP lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, push to federalize Washington, D.C.

Lee's BOWSER Act aims to revoke D.C. Home Rule amid rising youth crime.

President Donald Trump supports the move, citing recent attacks as evidence of city mismanagement.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers are pushing President Donald Trump to take control of Washington, D.C., reiterating previous threats to federalize the nation's capital after a prominent ex-member of the Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted by teenagers over the weekend.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, posted to social media several times Tuesday evening pressing for the passage of his BOWSER Act, a bill to repeal local control over Washington, D.C. , and place it under federal jurisdiction. The bill, named after Mayor Murie

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