House cancels DC mayor’s testimony after campus arrests

Police arrested 33 people at George Washington University in Washington, DC, early on Wednesday 8 May after officers moved to clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, write Thomas Mackintosh and Nadine Yousif for BBC News.

House Republicans cancelled scheduled testimony by Mayor Muriel Bowser following the arrests after pressuring DC officials to clear the protests. The police operation came a week after six Republican members of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee visited the George Washington University protest encampment and called on officials to arrest protesters involved.

Wednesday’s move to clear the encampment was made ahead of a planned appearance by Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith before the House Oversight Committee on the city’s handling of the unrest.
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