Does Washington D.C., District of Columbia aspect mainly, abide by Federal laws and the Constitution in whole?

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Do officers there have any powers not given to officers of the 50 states?

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The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the federal territory until an act of Congress in 1871 established a single, unified municipal government for the whole District.

The official web site of the Government of the District of Columbia.

www.dc.gov/

www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/

You might be thinking of The United States Capitol Police (USCP) which is a federal police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Capitol...