The moment that local officials in Washington have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump, one month into his second term, has publicly returned to one of his longtime talking points: a federal takeover of the District of Columbia.

All eyes are on Washington, D.C. after President Trump stated Wednesday that the federal government should take control of the District.

President Donald Trump says that the federal government should take over DC. What would that look like? President Donald Trump says that the federal government should take over DC. What would that look like?

PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump on Friday said he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would be an executive branch takeover of the agency, which has operated as an independent entity since 1970.

The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.

Despite years of financial problems and stiff losses, the Postal Service ranks high in popularity among Americans.