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fromWashingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
4 days ago

Scott Bessent Got in Another Argument With a Coworker; Trump Threatens Chicago, Gets Booed in New York; and Our Critic Has an Early Report From Kayu - Washingtonian

President Trump posted a threatening meme about Chicago and suggested deploying forces while officials and lawmakers push back over federal police authority.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Trump's D.C. takeover has led to more arrests. NPR looks at cases of those swept up

Federal authorities placed D.C. policing under federal control, deployed the National Guard and federal officers, and reported 1,669 arrests since Aug. 7, many immigration-related.
US politics
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

House Republicans investigate Trump's DC crime data manipulation claims

Federal agents' deployment in D.C. is justified as public safety despite a 30-year low in violent crime, amid allegations that MPD manipulated crime statistics.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Trump's return to 'law and order' highlights a sore spot for Democrats: crime policy

President Trump nationalized D.C. policing, deployed the National Guard, and framed Democrats as weak on crime, exposing a political vulnerability for Democrats.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

The Most Urgent Lesson for Democrats to Take From Trump's D.C. Deployment

Trump announced federal control over D.C. police, deploying the National Guard without local request, highlighting his characteristic approach to perceived crises.
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