• Brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee in N.C. ignites debate about crime and mental health

    Brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee in N.C. ignites debate about crime and mental health

    Sep 09, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... but we haven't addressed any of the underlying problems, whether that's the mental illness or whether it's the other societal issues of homelessness and not having enough food and all these things. And, of course, often all those things go together, complicating it. William Brangham: I mean ...

  • Newsom says Trump has a 'relentless, unhinged' obsession with California

    Newsom says Trump has a 'relentless, unhinged' obsession with California

    Sep 09, 2025 06:56 PM EST

    ... profile instead of working on issues in California. James Gallagher, the Republican leader of the state Assembly, pointed to the state's ongoing budget deficits, homelessness crisis and sky-high costs of living in a social media post responding to Newsom's letter. Gallagher also criticized Newsom's push for ...

  • WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will 'flood the zone' in sanctuary cities, Homan says

    WATCH: Federal immigration enforcement will 'flood the zone' in sanctuary cities, Homan says

    Sep 03, 2025 10:13 PM EST

    ... s third-largest city. The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Chicago Mayor Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have fought back against the administration ...

  • Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown

    Noem confirms more ICE resources are heading to Chicago for immigration crackdown

    Aug 31, 2025 10:38 PM EST

    ... the planned surge of federal officers. It comes after the Trump administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Trump lashed out against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in a social media posting Saturday ...

  • DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support

    DHS asks military base near Chicago for immigration enforcement support

    Aug 28, 2025 08:35 PM EST

    ... illegal and un-American The request came weeks after the Republican administration deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to target crime, immigration and homelessness, and two months after it sent troops to Los Angeles. Although details of the administration’s plans for Chicago are scarce, city leaders said ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.'s Union Station

    News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.'s Union Station

    Aug 27, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... U.S. Transportation Secretary: We are going to make the investments to make sure that this station isn't dirty, that we don't have homelessness. We're going to take Union Station back under DOT control. Not a power play. We have always had it. But we think that ...

  • Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts

    Trump wants to clear homeless encampments. Here’s what usually happens, according to experts

    Aug 25, 2025 08:44 PM EST

    An annual study of homelessness in three Los Angeles neighborhoods released last month by RAND found that “rough sleeping,” in which people live literally unsheltered without a tent, car or any other structure, “showed no significant decline.” Meanwhile, tent encampments were stagnant in Venice, but they dropped in Hollywood, showing ...

  • National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles

    National Guard troops in Washington are now carrying firearms, including handguns and rifles

    Aug 25, 2025 02:24 PM EST

    Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, has criticized Trump's unprecedented flex of federal power aimed at combatting crime and homelessness in Washington. Moore last week invited Trump to visit his state to discuss public safety and walk the streets. In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump said Moore asked ...

  • Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities

    Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities

    Aug 24, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... in a spat with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat who has criticized Trump's unprecedented flex of federal power aimed at combatting crime and homelessness in Washington. Moore last week invited Trump to visit his state to discuss public safety and walk the streets. In a Truth Social post ...

  • News Wrap: Zelenskyy marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with ceremonies in Kyiv

    News Wrap: Zelenskyy marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with ceremonies in Kyiv

    Aug 24, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    ... to nearly 300. There are reports that the Pentagon is planning a military deployment to Chicago as part of President Trump's crackdown on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration.If approved, the mission would have parallels to deployments to Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and ...