Aug 11 WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser calls Trump takeover of DC police ‘unsettling’ By Associated Press D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that the city had reached a 30-year low in violent crime. Continue reading
Aug 11 ‘Playing with fire’: Newsom urges Trump to abandon partisan redistricting fight By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Texas Republicans are trying to reconvene the state Legislature to vote on redrawing congressional maps in their party's favor. Continue reading
Aug 11 What to know about the upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press The U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska is happening at a site where East meets West in a place familiar to both countries as a Cold War front line of missile defense, radar outposts and intelligence gathering. Continue reading
Aug 11 Judge to hear case on whether Trump violated federal law with National Guard deployment in LA By Janie Har, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press A federal judge will hear arguments on whether military troops deployed by the Trump administration to Los Angeles violated a federal law that bars troops from conducting law enforcement duties within the country. Continue reading
Aug 11 Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard By David Klepper, Associated Press Trump has promised to address homelessness and crime. Trump posted online Monday the nation's capital would be "LIBERATED" and he'd end the "days of ruthlessly killing, or hurting, innocent people."… Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying National Guard By David Klepper, Associated Press Trump has promised to address homelessness and crime. Continue reading
Aug 10 Russia and Ukraine stick to their demands ahead of planned Putin-Trump summit in Alaska By Associated Press The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv… Continue reading
Aug 10 Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, PolitiFact After a DOGE employee was beaten in an attempted carjacking in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump threatened to “federalize” the district. What does it mean to federalize, and can he do that?… Continue reading
Aug 09 Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s suggestion of ceding Ukrainian territory to end war with Russia By Samya Kullab, Elise Morton, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories.”… Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump administration seeks $1B settlement from UCLA, White House official says By Jocelyn Gecker, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations. Continue reading