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  • Trump's D.C. rhetoric echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

    Trump's D.C. rhetoric echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

    Aug 12, 2025 05:43 PM EST

    Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump's executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump's catastrophic view of life in D.C. "I think Trump ...

  • The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive

    The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Trump maelstrom as National Guard troops arrive

    Aug 12, 2025 02:13 PM EST

    ... federal district gives him a unique opportunity to push his tough-on-crime agenda, though he has not proposed solutions to the root causes of homelessness or crime. "Let me be crystal clear," Attorney General Pam Bondi said during Trump's announcement news conference. "Crime in D.C. is ending ...

  • Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    The person was not authorized to publicly discuss personnel matters and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. The Justice Department didn’t immediately have a comment Monday morning. Focusing on homelessness Trump has emphasized the removal of Washington’s homeless population, though it was unclear where the ...

  • WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    WATCH: Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard

    Aug 11, 2025 01:31 PM EST

    ... one of the most dangerous cities anywhere in the World." For Bowser, "Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false." Focusing on homelessness Trump in a Sunday social media post had emphasized the removal of Washington's homeless population, though it was unclear where the thousands of ...

  • Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

    Aug 10, 2025 04:50 PM EST

    ... Force." It mandates beautification efforts such as graffiti removal and enhanced park maintenance, and it includes provisions to address violent crime and issues related to homelessness. In a July Cabinet meeting Trump pitched the idea again: "We have tremendous power at the White House to run places where we have ...

  • July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    July 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Jul 25, 2025 11:39 PM EST

    Friday on the News Hour, the president signs an executive order to combat homelessness by making it easier to forcibly place people in mental health facilities. The politics behind the $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger approved by the FCC. Plus, private companies that run immigration detention centers could soon cash ...

  • What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused

    What Trump's order on clearing encampments, forced hospitalization means for the unhoused

    Jul 25, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    ... and not just locking them away sort of indefinitely. Lisa Desjardins: You know, I spoke to a man who's almost 80 who's experiencing homelessness now, has for a long time. He is one of those roughly one-third in that population. He's also dealt with serious mental ...

  • Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Study says Trump's proposed time limit for low-income housing most likely to affect working families and children

    Jul 17, 2025 04:49 PM EST

    ... would have to evict all of these households and identify new households to replace them." Defining temporary assistance Amid a worsening national affordable housing and homelessness crisis, President Donald Trump's administration is determined to reshape HUD's expansive role providing stable housing for low-income people, which has been ...

  • Agencies accused of rushing adoptions before mothers can change their minds

    Agencies accused of rushing adoptions before mothers can change their minds

    Jul 10, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... So, in my head, it's like, OK, winter is coming around. I don't want to be outside with her. Julia Lurie: Now facing homelessness, Goins and her 3-month-old baby on the same day they were evicted boarded a flight to Utah paid for by Brighter Adoptions ...

  • California's homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts

    California's homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts

    Jul 08, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... public camping is made illegal. Dr. Salmaan Kamal, UCLA National Clinician Scholar: I can sympathize with a lot of people who want to address the homelessness issue in California, but criminalizing homelessness and banning encampments is going to make the problem worse. Stephanie Sy: Dr. Salmaan Kamal researches the health ...

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