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Jury refuses to indict Sean Dunn for throwing sandwich at federal officer

A federal grand jury reportedly refused to indict Sean Dunn for hurling a hoagie at a federal law enforcement officer.

Reason

Trump to roll out ‘comprehensive’ crime crackdown bill across US after DC ‘emergency’

Trump announced the forthcoming legislation hours after saying he wants anyone who kills someone in DC to face the death penalty

The Independent UK

Trump says he will seek death penalty for murders in Washington DC

Donald Trump has said he will seek the death penalty for murders committed in Washington DC.

The Independent UK

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When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in

In early August 2025, a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia stopped efforts by federal trial judge James Boasberg to consider whether to hold Trump administration lawyers in contempt of court.

The Conversation

We Don't Need More Federal Intervention in U.S. Cities

The use of government force to achieve political advantage is dangerous and sets a bad precedent.

Reason

Vaccine misinformation led to an officer’s murder at the CDC – politicians’ silence is deafening

After a gunman reportedly deceived by anti-vaccine disinformation opened fire on the CDC and fatally shot David Rose, a community grieves as Trump officials remain silent

The Guardian - US

National Guard called in to deal with ‘crime emergency’ in DC are now picking up trash outside the White House

The military was deployed as part of a ‘beautification and restoration mission’ in D.C., say officials

The Independent UK

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Another kind of road warrior: Trump pitches asphalt for DC streets - Roll Call

President Donald Trump has revived a debate about the best and most cost-effective way to build roads, favoring blacktop over concrete.

Roll Call

Trump demands death penalty for all murder cases in Washington

It comes part of the US president's wider crackdown on crime. Earlier this week, Trump deployed hundreds of troops to the US capital, drawing widespread criticism.

Euronews

Local DC cases are landing in federal courts. A judge says the results are problematic

Hundreds of people have been arrested since President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown flooded the nation’s capital with federal agents and troops

The Independent UK

Chef Jose Andres calls Trump ‘confused’ over his ‘flat out lie’ that half of DC restaurants closed because of crime

Andres, who launched the global charity One World Kitchen, said the president was ‘confused’ and had not once eaten outside of the White House or his own hotel in all the time he had been in the capital

The Independent UK

Pam Bondi trashed for ‘creepy’ way she keeps addressing Donald Trump to his face

Attorney general’s habit of addressing Trump in this odd manner has been called out by online critics on more than one occasion

The Independent UK

Trump's law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say

A pair of senior Washington, D

The Independent UK

Lime of fire: DC resident on e-scooter faces felony assault charge after spitting on National Guard

Scott Pichon was arrested and charged with felony assault after allegedly spitting on two National Guard members at a Washington, D.C., train station.

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Stephen Miller rants about ‘killing field’ in Chicago as he appears to liken city crime to Cambodian Genocide

Killing Fields phrase often associated with the Cambodian Genocide, where millions were killed

The Independent UK

Trump seeks ‘capital, capital punishment’ for ‘anybody’ who kills in DC, where death penalty is banned

Local officials abolished executions more than 40 years ago, teeing up yet another political and legal fight

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump promises death penalty for murder cases in Washington, DC

The Republican leader had pledged to ‘restore’ the death penalty upon returning to the White House for a second term.

The Independent UK

Judge takes on Trump over DC takeover as he tosses Trader Joe’s gun stop case: ‘Lawlessness cannot come from the government’

‘A high school student would know this was an illegal search,’ the judge slammed

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The Independent UK

Stephen Miller says only white hippies hate Trump’s takeover of DC. Poll shows nearly 60% of Black people do, too

Despite Trump’s claims, almost everyone disapproves of Trump’s takeover of the police department

We Got This Covered

Trump’s crime crackdown is a ‘deliberate ploy’ to trap Democrats… and they’re walking right into it

National Guard troops in D.C.? For what exactly?

Reason

Forget MAGA, Trump Is Making America Canada

Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.

The Independent UK

CNN fact-checker bashes Trump claims about DC crime and murder-free streak: ‘Not even close to true’

‘The president is exaggerating again,’ says reporter Daniel Day after Trump’s raft of unfounded claims about crime in the nation’s capital

We Got This Covered

Trump stormtroopers assault Black DC lawyer in stop and search, he vows vengeance

"To the American people watching, this is what calling out a failed system looks like."

Total Film

DC fans are debating Peacemaker season 2's new opening credits and while some are "underwhelmed," others love the change: "James Gunn doesn't miss with music"

DC fans have mixed feelings about Peacemaker's new title sequence

Benzinga

Hillary Clinton Says Her 2024 Warning Of Troops Patrolling Streets Has Come True In Trump 2.0: 'I Wish I'd Been Wrong'

Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is warning that her prediction of a militarized America under President Donald Trump's second term has come true as National Guard troops patrol U.S. cities under the president's new "law and order" push.

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