WASHINGTON — The nation's capital sued to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department in court on Friday, hours after his administration escalated its intervention into the city's law enforcement by naming a federal official as the new emergency head of the department.

What You Need To Know • Washington is seeking an emergency restraining order to block President Donald Trump's takeover of its police department • District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday, after Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi named an emergency police commissioner with all the powers of the police chief • Schwalb said Trump is going beyond his legal power over the nation's capital, and wanted a judge to find control of Washington police remains in district hands

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