.RGB., CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons President Trump’s recent federalization of Washington, D.C.’s police force and deployment of the National Guard is being presented as a model for other cities. During a Cabinet meeting on July 8, 2025, Trump stated, “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to,” but opponents argue that legal and political constraints make similar moves in places like New York and Chicago unlikely. Whether a New York “takeover” would be unconstitutional depends on how the term “takeover” is defined. The federal government has broad powers it can legally exercise, even if never used before, powers opponents might label it a “takeover” but which could still fall well within the law. Beginning with the…
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