Summary
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she will not seek another term in office. This decision follows a year of challenges after President Donald Trump placed the city's police under federal control and sent National Guard troops as part of an effort to address crime.
Key Facts
- Muriel Bowser is the current mayor of Washington, D.C.
- She is completing her third term as mayor.
- Bowser has decided not to run for a fourth term.
- President Donald Trump issued an emergency order affecting Washington, D.C.
- This order put the city's police under federal control.
- Hundreds of National Guard members were deployed in the city as part of the order.
- The federal control and deployment were described as efforts to combat crime.
- The announcement is part of a developing news story.
