D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) wrote a letter to local residents Friday seeking to quell anxiety over the Trump administration’s federal takeover of Washington’s law enforcement. Under a provision in the district’s Home Rule Act,

Starting August 11, law enforcement on the federal level have been seen parading the streets of DC in what the Trump administration has described as "a crime-fighting effort."

Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of Washington DC, has come under fire after claims surfaced on social media that she has gone on a vacation at Martha's Vineyard, an Island in Massachusetts. Local Fox affiliate,