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Members of the South Carolina National Guard stand outside Union Station in Washington, D.C., last week. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images As the Trump administration moves to take more control over the management of Washington, D.C., it is setting its sights on Union Station — a major transportation hub and national …

Nick Beake & Lucy Gilder BBC Verify in Washington DC & London BBC Alongside the taxis waiting outside Union Station in Washington DC, the sight of uniformed troops standing next to armoured military vehicles has been greeting passengers getting off their trains. It is a striking symbol of President Trump’s efforts to tackle a “crime emergency” in the US capital, …

Trump’s D.C. Law Enforcement Takeover Has Black Parents on Edge  The New York Times D.C. students return to school as the city remains on edge amid Trump’s takeover  NBC News Schools reopen in DC with parents anxious over Trump’s armed patrols  AP News For some in D.C., first day of school to look different under Trump crackdown  The Washington Post ‘Leave our kids alone’: …

August 27, 2025 Earlier this month President Trump activated National Guard members to reduce crime in Washington, D.C. and has threatened similar federal interventions in other large cities.  Two-thirds of the public think crime is a major problem in the country overall and 8 in 10 say it is a major problem in large cities. Only about a fifth say …

Trump’s Takeover of the Fed  The New York Times Trump Again Escalates Power Grabs in Bid to Fire Fed Member  The New York Times Republicans skeptical but quiet on Trump’s attempt to fire Fed board member  The Hill How an obscure housing director launched Trump’s firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook  CNN An Atlanta condo is at the center of Trump’s attempt to fire …

Director Julia Jackman might have taken some inspiration from Charli xcx’s “360” video when she assembled her own squad of hot, buzzy names to take a seat around the table for 100 Nights Of Hero. Some of those it girls (and boys) include Maika Monroe, Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Felicity Jones, Amir El-Masry, Richard E. Grant, and Charli xcx herself, …

With Trump’s Takeover, Washington Finds a Mission to Resist  The New York Times ‘Free DC’: Hundreds on U Street protest federalization of District  NBC4 Washington Why Washington Residents Aren’t Flooding the Streets to Protest Trump  Politico ‘We can’t stop’ | D.C. protesters continue demonstrations against federal surge  WUSA9 We asked 604 D.C. residents about Trump’s takeover. Here’s what they said.  The Washington Post Source link

President Donald Trump threatened to remove D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) if she does not “get her act straight.” Trump escalated his attacks on Bowser in recent days after he ordered a federal takeover of Washington, D.C. earlier this month. He has repeatedly accused her of falsifying crime statistics of the nation’s capital despite presenting no evidence for his claim. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington  —  In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed federal agents and troops to the district, the city saw a moderate drop in reported crime — and a far larger surge in arrests of immigrants, a CNN analysis of government data found. In the week …

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg discussed potential financing of OpenAI takeover bid (TSLA:NASDAQ)  Seeking Alpha Elon Musk asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to join xAI bid to buy OpenAI, filing shows  CNBC Musk sought Zuckerberg help for OpenAI bid, court filing shows  Reuters Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg in $100bn bid for OpenAI  Financial Times OpenAI lawyers question Meta’s role in Elon Musk’s …