With just days left before President Donald Trump’s federalization of Washington’s police force was set to expire, Mayor Muriel Bowser effectively removed the clock.

On Tuesday, Bowser signed an order directing city officials to work with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law within the District.” The order doesn’t contain a sunset clause—essentially giving Trump’s expanded federal presence a green light to continue past the 30-day legal limit, which was supposed to expire next week.

The move marks a dramatic departure from Bowser’s early pushback against Trump’s occupation of the city. By creating a permanent structure for coordination—including a new emergency operations center—she’s signaling that she’s willing to work with Trump’s task force rather than try

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