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UNCOVERED: 20 - The Untold Story

Gavin Newsom is surging in primary polls as he leans in to role as Trump’s troll

Building support comes as Newsom has mocked Trump online and challenged Republican redistricting plans

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When It Comes to Fighting Crime With the National Guard, Trump Says, He Can Do 'Anything I Want To Do'

The president's plan to promote public safety by deploying troops in cities across the country is hard to reconcile with constitutional constraints on federal authority.

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Newsom and Pritzker tell Trump crime is under control but vast majority of Americans see it as ‘major problem’

‘You look at Chicago, how bad it is. You look at Los Angeles, how bad it is,’ the president has said

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D.C. Is Just the Beginning—the Trump Administration Is Preparing To Deploy Troops to More U.S. Cities.

The president signed an executive order on Monday establishing specialized units within the National Guard to support federal law enforcement in American cities.

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‘Bully’ Donald Trump has been delibrately insulting himself by throwing around ‘fifth grade’ attacks – and someone just cracked this code

So, he has been bullying himself?

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‘Uninvited unwanted’ Donald Trump told to stow his so-called help with eloquence the president can never muster

A "priceless" takedown of a shallow ego.

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Trump Changes His Mind

Plus: War Department, government ownership stake in Intel, National Guard members become cleaning crews, and more...

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Trump says he’s working on new crime bill with GOP leaders

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Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says his department is taking management of Washington's main transportation hub away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

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

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President Trump Pushes For Crime Bill Amid National Guard Threats

President Trump's crime bill and potential National Guard deployments spark debate on public safety and presidential powers.

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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

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

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

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

A pair of senior Washington, D

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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.

The Independent UK

Photos of week three of Washington's federal takeover, as troops on patrol start carrying guns

Washingtonians are in their third week of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement patrolling their streets, now carrying firearms and drawing sporadic protests against President Donald Trump's directive.

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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

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Illinois Governor To Challenge Trump's National Guard Deployment In Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has made it clear that he will take legal action against any potential move by President Trump to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. This statement comes amidst rising tensions between the federal government and local authorities over the handling of protests and violence in the…

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Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge

President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward violent crime, including claims Chicago is a “killing field.”

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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Trump’s claim Wes Moore called him ‘Greatest President’ collapses with one social media post

Moore calls Trump's attack on Baltimore a distraction from Jeffrey Epstein.

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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?

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Fuggedaboutit! NYPD commissioner tells AG Pam Bondi that NYC is safe and doesn’t need Trump’s National Guard troops

Top cop Jessica Tisch met with Bondi for half an hour at NYC’s police headquarters in Manhattan, where she made a case about the city’s declining crime rate

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Angry town hall attendee rips Republican congressman for sucking up to Trump: ‘The man is a dictator’

Alford faced backlash in Missouri despite breaking from Trump on deploying the National Guard into cities

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