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Facebook Tweet Email Link The surge in federal law enforcement in Washington, DC, has “enhanced” the capacity of local police officers and led to fewer crimes, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said this week while adding that it had also contributed to a “break in trust” between police and residents. The mayor’s comments – which come nearly three weeks after President …

RFK Jr. bashes CDC after firing of director, resignation of key leaders  The Washington Post C.D.C. Standoff: Kennedy’s Push to Fire Director Devolves Into Chaos  The New York Times CDC leaders who resigned were escorted out of agency  CNN Monarez would not cross ‘red lines’ before she was fired, confidant says  Politico CDC director Susan Monarez fired by Trump administration after refusing to resign  NBC …

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey  The New York Times The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop printing newspapers on December 31  CNN From the Publisher: A new chapter for the AJC  AJC.com Atlanta Journal-Constitution will cease publishing print newspaper at end of year  11Alive.com Atlanta Journal-Constitution to end print edition this year  Axios Source link

Scoop: Inside Trump’s Gaza meeting with Tony Blair and Jared Kushner  Axios Blair joins White House meeting with Trump on post-war Gaza  BBC Trump chairs Gaza meeting; Israel faces pressure over hospital strikes  NBC News Trump and Advisers, Including Kushner, Meet on Gaza’s Future  The New York Times Trump hosts meeting on postwar Gaza  DW Source link

Chicago prepares for National Guard to come in  Politico Chicago’s top cop explains how CPD will respond if National Guard deploys  NBC 5 Chicago Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard  Chicago Sun-Times Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a …

I first started blogging for Weather Underground, the weather service I founded, in the spring of 2005. For the first few months, it was a slow time for interesting weather events, and I had trouble finding topics to write about. I was relieved when June 2005 brought two Atlantic tropical storms to discuss. But as July brought an unprecedented five …

Another Democratic councilmember, Brianne Nadeau, of Ward 1, posted on X that “DC is under siege” from the federal government, with “armed military patrolling our streets & masked agents scooping up neighbors & taking them away.” “Our residents are afraid, hesitant to go out & to work, angry that our limited autonomy is being eroded. There is nothing welcome about …

Beds are seen inside a migrant detention center, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, in Ochopee, Florida on July 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images MIAMI — The immigration detention center in Florida’s Everglades that officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” soon will …

RFK Jr. will testify before Senate panel next week  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s recent focus on crime in D.C. and other big cities came as views of his handling of immigration — the early focus of his second term — had been souring, a new analysis by The Associated Press shows. Trump’s approach to crime is now a clear strength for him, according to a new poll …