Donald Trump’s police takeover of Washington, D.C. is an immediate and absolute failure as a man is shot dead I'm sure everyone feels so safe. We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025
‘Facing 91 felony counts’: Jasmine Crockett cuts Trump down to size, demolishing his ‘top cop’ fantasy Trump and law and order — that's "cute," Crockett says. We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025
White House says homeless people in DC will be forced into shelters or put in jail. Advocates say ‘that should terrify everyone’ Trump is criminalizing homelessness while doing ‘nothing’ to make housing more affordable, critics tell Alex Woodward The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
National Guard members arrive as Washington's new law-enforcement reality starts taking shape President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
The president’s DC takeover once again lays bare the Trump-Fox feedback loop ANALYSIS: Whether flanked by senior officials who were once Fox hosts or waving a bunch of charts taken directly from a Fox News broadcast, Trump’s takeover of Washington fully exposes the feedback loop between the president and the right-wing network, Justin Baragona writes. The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Sheinbaum’s rare agreement with Trump says more about Mexico City than DC Sheinbaum says Mexico City is safer than DC, but rejects Trump’s portrayal of the Latin American city as dangerous The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025
MAGA commentator pleads for Trump to give ‘Big Balls’ the Medal of Freedom after DC assault Benny Johnson has drawn ridicule online after describing the actions of Edward Coristine as ‘heroic’ The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
After D.C., Trump wants to ‘takeover’ New York and Chicago. Can he? ANALYSIS: Rules governing deployments of National Guard in states will restrict troops’ ability to conduct law enforcement in most jurisdictions, John Bowden writes The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Karoline Leavitt says chief of police now answers to Trump who is Commander-in-Chief of DC force Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police department will be in force for the next 29 days The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Trump deploys US National Guard to DC amid crime emergency claims Federal law enforcement arrests 23 people in Washington overnight as part of Trump’s controversial crime crackdown. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025
ABC anchor Kyra Phillips says she was jumped by half-dressed homeless man in DC ABC News anchor Kyra Phillips recounted on air the “scary as h***” moment a homeless man jumped her in downtown Washington, DC. The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
The Latest: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC as Trump’s federal takeover begins President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that crime in Washington is ‘out of control’ Trump claimed DC crime is surging to deploy the National Guard, however, the city’s preliminary data proves otherwise. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025
Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problem The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 NewsNation anchor flips out when Trump critic Mehdi Hasan invokes Jan. 6 and cuts off interview ‘You cannot talk about this,’ NewsNation host Leland Vittert grumbled shortly before prematurely ending his interview with Mehdi Hasan.
The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025 Seth Meyers on Trump’s rambling DC press conference: ‘It’s embarrassing for all of us’ Late-night host discusses Trump’s factually inaccurate justification for deploying the national guard in Washington
Reason · Aug 12, 2025 What's Really Happening to D.C.? Plus: ICE changes approach, Alan Dershowitz gets that pierogi hookup, and more...
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump team looking to create squad of 600 soldiers ready to deploy at a moments notice to quash civil unrest Troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear, ready to deploy within an hour under the reported plans
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Pentagon is already calling National Guard in other states looking for units that could help in DC Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says reinforcements, including ‘specialized units,’ could be called up if needed
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump wants to put Washington DC under full federal control. Here’s why he probably can’t Congress would need to repeal the Home Rule Act for it to happen
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump says crime in Washington DC is ‘out of control’. The stats suggest otherwise President insists capital in need of ‘liberation’ from ‘violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people’ but data says no such problem exists
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Seth Meyers ridicules Trump’s DC crime crackdown: ‘Like a dystopian hellhole in a steampunk novel’ ‘Trump should be fact-checked every time he talks about numbers,’ The Late Night host said
The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025 Trump will ignore crime reduction data for the political value of a show of force There’s a downward trend in violence in Washington DC in line with those in other cities – but that may not matter
The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2025 First Thing: Trump slammed for ‘unjustified power grab’ as he seizes control of DC police and deploys national guard Trump forwarded a false narrative around DC crime stats to justify the move. Plus, funeral held in Gaza for five journalists killed by Israeli attack
The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025 DC national guard will start deploying on streets of Washington DC, says White House – as it happened Deployment to reportedly start a day after Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force