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WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - White House to reopen part of Lafayette Square after eight months

Administration officials are still pursuing plans to build a permanent fence around the park.

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What legal authority did President Donald J. Trump invoke to declare a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C.?
President Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 to declare a public safety emergency.
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