Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is in Martha’s Vineyard for what her office describes as a short family commitment and is expected back in the District on Friday, according to statements to local media. A spokesperson said the mayor travelled to Massachusetts to pick up her daughter. Bowser’s absence coincides with President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this week to invoke the 1973 Home Rule Act and place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal command for an initial 30-day period. The executive order, signed 11 August, deployed National Guard troops and an expanded roster of federal agents to the capital to address what the White House calls a public-safety emergency. Federal authorities said 45 people were arrested Wednesday night—29 on immigration violations, 16 in connection with violent crimes and three on firearms charges—bringing the total number of arrests since the takeover to more than 100. Officials also reported the seizure of multiple illegal weapons during the overnight operations. In interviews before leaving the city, Bowser acknowledged staffing shortages at MPD and said the federal surge could help remove more guns from the streets, even as she maintained that violent-crime levels remain near 30-year lows. The mayor’s trip, however, has drawn criticism from opponents who argue it undercuts efforts to resist longer-term federal control, which the President has signaled he will ask Congress to approve.