Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says fear of ICE is disrupting business: ‘People aren’t going to work’

Cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the deployment of National Guard troops have left a lingering sting on Washington, D.C.—so much so that the mood of residents continues to be “very anxious.”

That’s according to Muriel Bowser, the three-term mayor of the nation’s capital, speaking at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit today.

“It’s an unsettling time, and I would point directly to the shifting footprint of the federal government in Washington,” Bowser said…

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