D.C. Mayor Bowser says she won't seek fourth term, as Trump's federal intervention continues

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WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection.

Bowser announced her decision in a video on social media, calling it an “immense privilege” to have worked alongside district residents.

Bowser has served three terms, none more tumultuous than the last year, when President Trump issued an emergency order that federalized the city’s police force and sent hundreds of National Guard troops there for what the administration called a crime-fighting mission.

Bowser has spent the last year walking a tightrope between staying in Trump’s good graces and responding to the concerns of constituents who said she should have pushed back mo