District Links: DC undertakes its latest encampment clearing amid pressure from Trump; feds open probe into DC special education services; and more

By Chris Kain On Mar 6, 2025 Last updated Mar 6, 2025

“They’re not ordering us to do anything,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said today in response to reporters’ characterizations of President Donald Trump’s social media post yesterday calling for her to “clean up all of the unsightly homeless encampments” in the District, with specific reference to sites near the State Department and White House.

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