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6:40 PM ET, August 11, 2025

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Brian Mann / NPR:
Federal agents spread out across D.C. streets amid Trump's vow to crack down on crime  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says National Guard soldiers will be deployed on the streets of Washington, D.C., and he asserted federal control over the city's Metropolitan police department.
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New York Times:
Trump's homicide-rate chart has been making the rounds on right-wing social media.  —  D.C.'s mayor acknowledged local officials could do little to block what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of the capital's policing.  President Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.
Washington Post:
Bowser calls Trump's takeover of D.C. police department ‘unsettling and unprecedented’  —  D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday called President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the D.C. police department “unsettling and unprecedented” and said that the city's police chief remains in charge of the District's police force.
Washington Post:
Trump orders federal takeover of D.C. police, deploys National Guard  —  The president is planning to flex his law enforcement power over Washington, declaring that he would clear the city of homeless people and crack down on crime.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump announced Monday …
The Guardian:
‘Unsettling and unprecedented’: Washington DC mayor responds to Trump's federal takeover of city police - live  —  White House official confirms that the federal takeover of DC police department expected to be in effect for 30 days but added that this would be ‘subject to change’
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 740 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-198) …
Washington Post:
Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control.  Here's what the data shows.  —  Crime in D.C. and nationwide is declining from pandemic-era spikes.  But individual incidents can shake residents and capture the president's attention.  —  President Donald Trump once again catapulted crime …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
D.C.-area Dems rage as Trump takes control of city's policing  —  Democratic lawmakers from the Washington, D.C. area are blasting President Trump for deploying the National Guard to the city and seizing control of its police force in an effort to crack down on crime. … - “At the end of the day, it's pretty telling.
Steve Vladeck / One First:
172. “Federalizing” D.C.  —  Like any federal enclave, the federal government has plenary power over the District of Columbia.  But Congress has delegated most of that power to local officials; it would take new laws to undo that.  —  Welcome back to “One First,” a weekly newsletter that aims …
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard … President Donald Trump on Monday said he is placing the Washington, D.C., police department under federal control and deploying National Guard troops in order to address what he claims is out-of-control crime in the capital city.
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Crime is down. But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating.
Discussion: Techdirt
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Military Preparing to Activate National Guard in D.C.
Chris Mirasola / Lawfare:   Deploying the D.C. National Guard
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:   Why Trump's Chilling Flex of Brute Force is So Disturbing
David Klepper / Associated Press:   FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Planned D.C. Takeover Because He Hated Route to His Golf Course
Max Matza / BBC:
Trump demands homeless people ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC
New York Times:
Harvard Nears a Deal With the Trump Administration to Restore Funding  —  A potential $500 million settlement would end a monthslong battle that pitted the nation's wealthiest school against the Trump administration's extraordinary crackdown on higher education.
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
The Harvard-Trained Lawyer Behind Trump's Fight Against Top Universities … The policies that May Mailman has helped devised have sent shock waves through higher education, dividing faculty and alarming some students who see an effort to silence dissent.Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Reason
Jarrell Dillard / Bloomberg:
Trump Tax Law Squeezes Poor, Boosts Income for Wealthy, CBO Says  —  President Donald Trump's tax and spending law will deal a financial blow to the poorest Americans while boosting the income of wealthier households, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office.
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CBO Publications:
Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21
Discussion: New York Times
Greg Ip / Wall Street Journal:
The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics  —  President Trump is imitating Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into economy  —  A generation ago conventional wisdom held that as China liberalized, its economy would come to resemble America's.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Fighting Gives Democrats Stories To Tell  —  It's easier to rally people when they have protagonists to cheer on.  —  Fighting is most important because it's a predicate to winning.  Good, hard fighters combine strategic thinking with aggression, and that mixture alone will change an opponent's behavior.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Politico:
House Republicans want another megabill. One GOP senator says it could be ‘damaging.’
CBO Publications:
How the 2025 Reconciliation Act (Public Law 119-21) Will Affect the Distribution of Resources Available to Households  —  This interactive tool illustrates the distributional effects of the 2025 reconciliation act (P.L. 119-21).  It allows users to explore how that law will affect …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump's Tariffs  —  Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the income ladder will have an easier time navigating the economic waves.  —  Katrina Golden, the owner of Lil Mama's Sweets & Treats …
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling  —  Kim Davis, a former clerk who refused gay couples, brought the appeal.  —  Paula Faris speaks to Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who went to jail because she refused to issue gay marriage licenses.
Robert B. Hubbell / Today's Edition Newsletter:
Looking past the performative cruelty to see the reality of Trump's collapsing agenda  —  Audio playback is not supported on your browser.  Please upgrade.  —  In ways large and small, the Trump administration is failing.  The performative cruelty is playing well with about one-third of Americans …
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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Reuters:
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ABC News:
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Politico:
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Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
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