Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is trying to keep the Trump administration at bay while refusing to budge on one issue: home rule and statehood for Washington, D.C.

Since President Donald Trump took office in January, he and the mayor have enjoyed a mostly friendly relationship as the pair discuss the future of Washington. While they have sparred in the past, Bowser has shown an increasing willingness to negotiate several policies affecting Washington with the GOP and Trump, who has threatened a federal takeover of her “horribly run” district.