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Aug 19

Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods

By Matt Brown, Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

The Republican president declared a crisis in the Democratic-controlled city, despite declining crime statistics, and took control of the police department for 30 days.

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Aug 18

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How D.C. residents feel about crime and the federal takeover of their city

By Geoff Bennett, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson, Sam Lane, Jackson Hudgins

Residents of Washington, D.C., are still adapting to life under federal control after President Trump seized authority over the city’s police force and deployed the National Guard. Nearly 400 people have been arrested and hundreds more troops from West Virginia,…

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Aug 16

West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard troops to DC at Trump team’s request

By Matt Brown, Mike Pesoli, Associated Press

Members of the West Virginia National Guard will be deployed the streets of the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.

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Aug 11

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The legality of Trump’s D.C. takeover as statistics show decline in crime

By Amna Nawaz, Kayan Taraporevala, Winston Wilde, Karina Cuevas

In an unprecedented move, President Trump has taken over Washington, D.C.'s police department and activated its National Guard. The federal takeover invokes rare, but legal, presidential authorities, but local officials say he’s wrong to say that crime has spiraled out…

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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.

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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."…

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Jul 07

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

By Tara Copp, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Defense officials had said about 90 members of the California National Guard and over a dozen military vehicles would help protect immigration officers as they carried out a raid in MacArthur Park.

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Jun 20

Trump allowed to keep control of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles by appeals court

By Associated Press

Thursday's decision halts a ruling from a lower court judge who found Trump acted illegally by activating the soldiers over opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Jun 18

WATCH: Hegseth won’t say whether he allowed the military to arrest, detain, use lethal force on protesters

By Hannah Grabenstein

Hegseth ultimately said the military could "if necessary, in their own self-defense they could temporarily detain" protesters to hand over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Jun 17

WATCH: Federal appeals court considers Trump’s deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press

In his lawsuit, Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the president of inflaming tensions, breaching state sovereignty and wasting resources. The Trump administration argued the deployment was necessary to restore order and protect federal buildings and officers.

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