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Donald Trump lies through his teeth and takes over D.C., dangles sword over New York, Chicago and ‘other cities’

The president is extending his tyrannical reach over the U.S. one city at a time.

We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025

What Is The DC National Guard? Chain Of Command, Powers And How Different Are They From US Police Force?

The DC National Guard answers to the US President, not a governor, with powers and duties that set it apart from both state Guard units and local police forces.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025

Trump’s federal forces are ‘hitting the streets’ of DC while critics claim takeover is attempted distraction from the ‘Epstein files’

‘He needs to get his base talking and thinking about something besides his refusal to open up the Epstein files because he's mixed up in them,’ former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Trump wants to mobilize troops in DC – it went horribly for him in Los Angeles

NEWS ANALYSIS: Eric Garcia breaks down how Trump’s approval numbers cratered after he dispatched troops to Los Angeles. He may see something similar as he turns Washington, D.C. into a war zone

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Parents occupy community centre with buggy blockade in protest over cost of childcare

Families and youth workers occupy recently closed centre run by Living Under One Sun in Tottenham in protest over lack of affordable childcare and school holiday support

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

‘Red meat to throw to his base’: DC residents on Trump’s police takeover

On the streets of Washington, people were concerned by the president’s plans – but others said it would improve safety

The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Charlie Kirk calls for ‘full military occupation’ of American cities ‘once we liberate DC’

‘We got to go hard. We gotta go big league. We're talking National Guard, tanks — every street, you need military,’ Charlie Kirk exclaimed on Monday.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Lower Crime Hasn't Stopped Gun Control Push

Plus: The National Guard deployed to D.C., the Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine, Texas Democrats flee the state, and a listener question on free speech in the U.K.

Reason · Aug 11, 2025

Trump is using the military to take over D.C. police and fight homelessness despite a 30-year low in crime

Now Trump wants to take over DC.

We Got This Covered · Aug 11, 2025