President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia has Democrats renewing calls for D.C. statehood, while Republicans cite the takeover as grounds to revoke Washington’s home rule.

The first night of the federal surge reportedly saw 43 arrests in Washington, D.C. as federal officers took to the streets with the Metropolitan Police Department, a move that city leaders say could end up having a "positive" impact.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department in Washington, D.C. — so says the White House. But the city’s police force already has a Pam at the helm — Chief Pamela Smith — and she says she only reports to the mayor.