WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday the Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House will be redesigned as part of a new mural project after threats by Republicans to cut transportation funding if the plaza was not renamed.

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision comes amid calls by the president and other Republicans for more federal control of the city.

The firm charged a rate of $950 per hour, and the city “expects to pay” up to $650,000 for work related to the hearing.

But as they attempted to slander so-called “sanctuary cities” for refusing to surrender to President Donald Trump’s deportation threats in advance, the representatives were clearly unprepared to have their own failures laid bare.

The criminal case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams took center stage during his testimony about sanctuary cities in Washington, D.C.

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) told New York City Mayor Eric Adams he should resign during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday. “I personally agree with the majority of New Yorkers and think,

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has a record low approval rating of 20% and 56% of voters want him to resign due to his involvement in a federal corruption probe.