COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Colorado Rapids announced today that the club has signed U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Paxten Aaronson from Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt to a five-year contract through 2030. Aaronson joins Colorado in a club-record transfer and will occupy a Designated Player slot on the Rapids’ roster. “Bringing Paxten to Colorado highlights our ambition and belief in his …
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Trump says he’s going to patrol D.C. Thursday night with police and National Guard
Washington — President Trump said he’s going out in Washington, D.C., Thursday night to patrol the city alongside law enforcement and the National Guard. Mr. Trump made the announcement as the Metropolitan Police Department tells CBS News no homicides have been reported in the district in over a week, after the Trump administration began an anti-crime initiative that’s swamped the …
Read More »California resident tests positive for plague after camping near Lake Tahoe – National
A person has tested positive for plague after possibly being bitten by an infected flea while camping in South Lake Tahoe, according to public health officials. El Dorado County’s public health division announced the positive plague case on Tuesday and stated that the individual is currently under the care of a medical professional while recovering at home. “Plague is naturally …
Read More »The National Guard showing up isn’t new. But experts say this time is different : NPR
Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Trump’s decision to assert federal control over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to patrol the capital marked a stunning departure from governing …
Read More »President Trump may want a lower base rate on behalf of consumers, but it sure is convenient for national debt too
It’s true the housing market has ground to a halt. And at some point, a lower base rate could improve the mortgage offers made to would-be buyers and kick-start activity in the sector. “Could somebody please inform Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell that he is hurting the housing industry, very badly?” the president wrote on Truth Social this week. “People can’t …
Read More »JD Vance booed during hamburger handout to national guard troops in DC | JD Vance
JD Vance was booed and heckled with chants of “Free DC!” during a photo op with national guard troops at Union Station in Washington on Wednesday afternoon. Handing out burgers to troops deployed last week by Donald Trump, at the station’s Shake Shack alongside the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, Vance told …
Read More »National Guard vehicle crashes into car in Washington, D.C. : NPR
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol outside Union Station, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP A National Guard military vehicle crashed into a car in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday morning, injuring the driver. The incident comes after President Trump ordered hundreds of Guard troops to the District …
Read More »National Park Service employee fired for displaying trans-pride flag over El Capitan
A National Park Service employee was terminated and may be criminally charged for unfurling a trans-pride flag over El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, park officials said. The firing has sparked an outcry from LGBTQ+ activists, who are accusing the federal government of firing the worker to silence them. On May 20, a group of LGTBQ+ activists and climbers ascended …
Read More »How long can Trump control D.C. police and National Guard? : NPR
Members of the National Guard stand near D.C.’s Union Station, within view of the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images In the days since declaring a “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., President Trump has spoken repeatedly of extending federal control over the city, even as it fights back with protests and legal …
Read More »National Guard troops from GOP-led states begin arriving in DC as part of Trump’s crime crackdown
Federal agencies US military Donald Trump National security See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link West Virginia National Guard troops have begun to arrive in Washington, DC, to assist with President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital, a defense official told CNN on Tuesday. The troops could begin assisting the DC National Guard operationally as soon as Wednesday …
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