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Donald Trump calls DC crime fight a win because ‘people are eating out’ now — vows to ‘regrass’ city with Mar-a-Lago makeover

Trump believes this is something everyone can agree on.

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Donald Trump accuses DC cops of cooking the books — launches probe into ‘fake crime numbers’

The mayor and police chief are expecting to be subpoenaed.

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Trump visits police, troops in DC after suggesting he would patrol streets - Roll Call

President Trump visited local and federal officers in Washington, D.C., amid his crackdown in the capital city.

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National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. as 400 additional troops brought in at Trump’s request

The West Virginia National Guard will send up to 400 ‘skilled personnel’ to Washington, D.C. – as reports emerge that troops will be now carrying weapons

The Independent UK

Donald Trump sued for threatening peace of last 3 decades and setting America on path of ‘devastating, irreparable harm’

Trump's new directive labeled as "greatest threat to law and order."

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D.C. Sues Pam Bondi and the Trump Administration for Replacing Police Commissioner

The latest escalation in the showdown between the Trump administration and D.C. elected officials

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Checkpoints Like the Ones Federal Agents Are Running in D.C. Are Unconstitutional

Checkpoints for general crime control are illegal and smack of a police state.

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DOJ backs off attempt to install emergency DC police chief - Roll Call

New order will have DEA head serve as the designee of the attorney general for the purposes of requesting service.

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Democrats introduce joint resolution to end Trump’s ‘lawless’ DC takeover

Legislation says special emergency conditions that would warrant federalization of DC police have not been met

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump can kiss his dream goodbye: Congress won’t approve his latest whim and Democrats will ‘fight him tooth and nail’

Trump still has opposition for now.

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Washington DC and White House agree to scale back Trump ‘takeover’ of city police

US capital city’s law enforcement will remain under control of its chief, Pamela Smith

The Guardian - US

Democrats seek legislative end to Trump’s DC police takeover

Rep. Jamie Raskin introduced a joint resolution that would terminate emergency federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department.

Roll Call

New lawsuit challenges Trump's federal takeover of DC police department as crackdown intensifies

Washington is challenging President Donald Trump’s takeover of its police department in court after his administration increased federal control over the city

The Independent UK

DC police will share information on anyone officers encounter with ICE agents

AG Pam Bondi moves to scrap restrictions on collaboration between local law enforcement and federal immigration agents as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown

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‘An intimidation tactic’: Trump’s show of force dismays Washington residents

Groups of armed men are descending on the capital’s neighborhoods – ‘to actually see it first hand, I didn’t like it’

The Independent UK

In Washington police takeover, federal agents and National Guard take on new tasks

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital

Benzinga

Muriel Bowser Warned 5 Years Ago Trump's Police Takeover Would Be 'Complete Disaster,' Now Says She'll Work 'Every Day' To Prevent It

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed back Monday against comparisons to 2020's racial justice protests, insisting her administration is prepared to maintain control and protect residents.

The Independent UK

Trump just took over DC with vow to stop ‘thugs’ from abusing cops. He already pardoned hundreds of them

NEWS ANALYSIS: The president’s fixation on violent clashes between ‘scum’ and law enforcement has one glaring exception: January 6, writes John Bowden

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Reason

Hostile Takeover: Trump Federalizes Law Enforcement and Deploys National Guard in D.C.

Despite an apparent drop in the city’s violent crime, President Donald Trump announced a “public safety emergency” in D.C., deploying 800 of the city’s National Guard and over 450 federal law enforcement officers.

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Trump takes over MPD, claiming crime in District of Columbia is ‘out of control’ - Roll Call

President Trump said he would take over Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops to fight crime and car thefts.

Salon

Minneapolis isn't sorry

Five years after the historic murder and civil rights uprising, not much in the city has changed

The Guardian - US

Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community services

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re going backwards’: Black Lives Matter’s Nekima Levy Armstrong on Trump’s US and the murder of George Floyd

When Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, Armstrong led the fight to bring them to justice. She talks about those terrible days in 2020 – and the battles that lie ahead

Reason

Federal Law Doesn't Require Evicting D.C. Subsidized Housing Residents for Pleading Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Guns

From today's decision by Judge Corinne Beckwith, joined by Judges Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and Joshua Deahl, in Hattix v. D.C. Housing… The post Federal Law Doesn't Require Evicting D.C. Subsidized Housing Residents for Pleading Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Guns appeared first on Reason.com.

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Police Investigating Assault Allegations Against Rep. Cory Mills

Investigation into assault allegations against Rep. Cory Mills in D.C. involving female victim. Congressman denies wrongdoing, MPD conducts internal inquiry.

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