The order effectively strips authority from the head of the Metropolitan Police Department days after Trump launched a federal crackdown on crime in the city.

The increased federal presence in the city has been striking, with troops stationed at Union Station and other high-traffic areas. Meanwhile, volunteers helped homeless residents leave encampments, adding to the city’s tense atmosphere.

A standoff over the Trump administration’s push to take over law enforcement in the nation’s capital appeared to near a resolution after the Trump administration agreed to let Washington DC’s police chief remain in charge of her department.

The development came after Washington D.C.'s attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Leading authorities in Washington, D.C, on Thursday rebuffed attempts by the Trump administration to further federalize the district’s law enforcement by appointing an “emergency police commissioner.” Amid President Donald Trump’s push to reduce crime in the district by sidelining its prized home rule status,