Brian Schwalb, D.C. Attorney General, has filed a lawsuit to prevent the federal takeover of the police department.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was deploying National Guard troops and putting the Washington police force under federal control to tackle crime in the US capital.

The governors of South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they are sending National Guard members to Washington, D.C., which comes as part of President Donald Trump's anti-crime push in the nation'...