Back in early spring, Trump’s efforts upended the U.S. Institute of Peace, among other institutions and departments. On Thursday, authorities brought in an earth mover to clear out an encampment within sight of that hollowed-out institute’s handsome Constitution Avenue headquarters.

City crews cleared a homeless encampment Thursday between the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial, as concerns mount over President Donald Trump’s push to extend federal control of Washington, D.C.’s police department beyond the legal 30-day limit.