Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that the White House will seek "long-term extensions" from Congress to maintain control of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, part of the president's push to crack down on crime in the nation's capital.

"I think the Republicans in Congress will approve this pretty much unanimously," Mr. Trump said.

Mr. Trump announced the deployment of members of the National Guard to D.C. on Monday and said the federal government would also take control of the D.C. police. In an executive order Monday, the president directed the D.C. mayor to provide the services of the Metropolitan Police Department for federal use "for the maximum period permitted under section 740 of the Home Rule Act."

The 1973 law allows the president to require the D.C. mayor t

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