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3 days ago

Trump Now Considering Sending National Guard Into a Red State

So we're making a determination now. Do we go to Chicago? Do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, you know, quite tough, quite bad.
US politics
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3 days ago

Daily Wire Host Calls for the Execution of Chicago's Mayor

They've gone out of their way to make violent crime much, much worse in Chicago, Walsh said of Johnson and other Democratic leaders. This is a deliberate effort that they've embarked on. Now it's true that in our federal system, states are not required to assist the federal government in carrying out certain policy objectives, but it's also true that states and local government cannot actively interfere with the federal government's decision to enforce the law. That is not states' rights. That is treason.
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6 days ago

Trump Mulls Reopening Insane Asylums in Anti-Crime Crusade

Yeah I would, Trump replied. Well, they used to have them, and you never saw people like we had, you know, they used to have them, he added. And what happened is states like New York and California that had them, New York had a lot of them. They released them all into society because they couldn't afford it. You know, it's massively expensive.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Surges to Best Approval Rating Ever in New AP Poll

President Trump's approval rating rose to 45% amid a crime crackdown and National Guard deployment, with majority support for military assistance in large cities.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Karl Rove Warns Democrats Crime Is a National Issue And They're Losing

Perceived Democratic softness on crime and sanctuary policies is eroding electoral support in major cities and poses a national political risk.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Vows Return of Death Penalty to Washington, DC Where It Has Been Abolished for 44 Years

President Trump announced he will seek the death penalty for murderers in Washington, D.C., despite capital punishment being abolished there since 1981.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Harvard poll: More than half of voters say Trump's D.C. actions are justified - and that he's doing a better job than Biden

President Donald Trump's approval rating has steadied at 47%, and his approval compared to former President Joe Biden is on the rise, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll released this week. Trump's overall approval has the highest marks from voters who are Republican, male, white, from rural areas, and between 25 and 44 years old. His approval rating is highest in several areas: fighting crime in U.S. cities (51%), immigration (50%), and returning America to its values (50%). "Trump has really solidified his political base and is maintaining every point of it," said Mark Penn, co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll.
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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Trump Previews Next Phase of Crackdown on Blue Cities

Federal authorities have seized security control in Washington, D.C.; the president vows similar federal interventions in Democratic-led cities such as Chicago and New York.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Six Republican states send 1,100 troops to US capital amid crackdown

Governors from six Republican-led states are sending hundreds of troops to Washington, DC, bolstering United States President Donald Trump's aggressive move to flood the city with soldiers and federal agents in what he says is an effort to fight violent crime.
US politics
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

What federal agents can and can't do in Trump's D.C. crackdown

Washington, D.C.'s unique position as an area controlled by both city and federal powers gives the president the ability to temporarily control the D.C. police department and exclusively control the D.C. National Guard.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Juvenile-justice advocates decry Alameda County move to prosecute more teens as adults

Transferring children to adult court represents a societal failure for that child, as rehabilitation should be the focus rather than punishment, according to Alfonso Mance, an assistant public defender.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump vow to crackdown on crime

Federal agents increased their presence in Washington D.C. after Trump's call for a crackdown on crime and homelessness.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Farage pledges to send Ian Huntley to El Salvador as part of Reform crime plans

Reform UK's leader Nigel Farage proposed transferring British criminals to some of the toughest prisons worldwide, akin to strategies used by former President Trump in the U.S.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Nigel Farage says Reform would spend over 17bn to halve UK crime

Nigel Farage proposes to spend over 17 billion to halve crime in the UK focused on new prisons and deporting foreign criminals.
#prison-reform
NYC politics
from48 hills
2 months ago

A profoundly important new book exposes the truth behind crime mythology - 48 hills

Media narratives about crime often misrepresent the reality, leading to misguided policies.
Wage theft and pollution are the real issues, overshadowed by sensationalized crime stories.
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fromThe Oaklandside
3 months ago

Gov. Newsom pushed for more police chases in Oakland. After bystander death, critics say he should 'own it'

Gov. Newsom advocates for more aggressive police chases in Oakland to fight crime, despite significant community safety concerns.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

Ex-Manhattan prosecutor Diana Florence seeks to topple DA Alvin Bragg: 'The law is a command, not a suggestion'

Diana Florence challenges DA Alvin Bragg with a campaign focusing on crime policies and public safety.
#trump
fromsfist.com
4 months ago
Washington DC

Wiener: Trump's Alcatraz Idea 'Absurd,' Would Be 'Domestic Gulag In the Middle of San Francisco Bay'

fromsfist.com
4 months ago
Washington DC

Wiener: Trump's Alcatraz Idea 'Absurd,' Would Be 'Domestic Gulag In the Middle of San Francisco Bay'

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 months ago

Trump orders Alcatraz prison to reopen for 'America's most ruthless and violent offenders - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering. When we were a more serious Nation, in times past, we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm. That's the way it's supposed to be.
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fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Legal Aid's relentless pro-crime push puts all New Yorkers in danger

The Legal Aid Society's activities allegedly prioritize criminal defenses over victims' rights, contributing to challenges in policing.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
4 months ago

Yet again, Kathy Hochul is losing big-time on her budget plan and criminal justice 'fixes'

The changes to New York's discovery laws are insufficient to effectively curb crime.
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