The Brief Trump’s DC crime emergency ends. President Trump’s 30-day crime emergency in the District of Columbia expired at midnight, but the battle over control of the city continues. House Republicans have introduced a slew of bills aimed at curbing the powers of D.C.’s local government. The House Oversight Committee advanced what some lawmakers are calling the most aggressive federal intervention in D.C. governance in three decades. Democrats and Republicans clashed for hours over the bills, sparring over the rights of D.C. residents and the limits of congressional authority.