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1:45 PM ET, August 11, 2025

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Washington Post:
Trump orders federal moves on D.C. crime, takes over D.C. police  —  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.  —  President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was placing …
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New York Times:
District residents say they feel safe, but occasionally unnerved.  —  President Trump ordered what was expected to be a 30-day takeover of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and suggested the federal intervention could be expanded to other cities.  —  Here's the latest.
Discussion: Hackwhackers
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.
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.
Mimi Montgomery / Axios:
Trump to deploy National Guard to D.C. and federalize city police  —  President Trump announced Monday that he's seizing control of D.C.'s police force and deploying the National Guard into the city.  —  Why it matters: It's a major escalation of a federal crackdown already underway …
The Guardian:
Trump places Washington DC police under federal control and will deploy national guard - live updates  —  Trump declares ‘public safety emergency’ despite record crime low; DC mayor says ‘any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false’  —  Trump on China deadline: 'We'll see what happens'
NBC News:
Trump considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to D.C.  —  Courtney Kube  —  Gordon Lubold and Monica Alba  —  Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to D.C. and could make the announcement as early as today, according to one defense official and two U.S. officials.
WUSA:
Sources close to DC mayor and police say, Trump will deploy National Guard on Monday
Discussion: Free DC and The Hill
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Convicted Felon Trump Lies About Crime Rate In D.C., Deploys Troops
Max Matza / BBC:
Trump demands homeless people ‘immediately’ move out of Washington DC
Washington Post:
Trump says crime in D.C. is out of control. Here's what the data shows.
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.
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, and an unnamed assistant by Israeli forces in Gaza.
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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Al Jazeera:
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza
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.
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Alaska Summit: Trump and Putin Planning to Carve Up Ukraine  —  REMEMBER WHEN, A FEW WEEKS BACK, commentators suddenly started talking about Donald Trump's “pivot” or “dramatic shift” on Ukraine and Russia?  The promises of aid to the one and scary sanctions against the other?
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Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Trump to join European leaders on emergency call before Putin talks
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China  —  In a highly unusual arrangement with President Trump, the companies are expected to kick 15 percent of what they make in China to the U.S. government.  —  Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to pay …
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Financial Times:
Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US government
Charlotte Graham-McLay / Associated Press:
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Albanese says  —  Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so.  His remarks followed weeks of urging …
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Brendan Murray / Bloomberg:
Small US Firms Paying Trump Tariffs Face $202 Billion Annual Hit  —  Small US companies, the source of more than half of the country's job creation in recent years, are struggling to comply with President Donald Trump's new tariffs and cope with growing financial strains clobbering them from higher import costs.
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Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:   Trump is losing his foolish trade war. This will cost ordinary Americans greatly
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Crime is down.  But Trump's authoritarian power grabs are escalating.  —  🗣️ Public Notice is 100 percent reader funded.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please sign up and support us.  👇  —  The White House has seized …
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Rages at Nobel-Winning ‘Deranged Bum’ in Late-Night Meltdown  —  JEALOUS, MUCH?  —  The president went after economist Paul Krugman in an irate Truth Social post.  —  Donald Trump has lashed out at Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman in a late-night rant after he weighed …
George Stockburger / The Hill:
People left trapped under rubble after explosion at Pennsylvania steel mill  —  CLAIRTON, Pa. (WHTM) - An explosion at a U.S. Steel coking plant near Pittsburgh on Monday left people trapped under the rubble, officials say.  —  There were no confirmed fatalities yet at the Clairton Coke Works …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How to Make Good Trouble  —  Hey fam: I'm back.  I'll do a little personal catchup / beach postcard for you in #3.  —  1. Andry  —  The only news I paid attention to last week was Tim's conversation with Andry Hernández Romero.  —  I took three things from it.  —  (1) Andry is an extraordinary soul.
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.
Discussion: Scripps News, Newsweek and LGBTQ Nation
 
 
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Politico:
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Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Put F.B.I. Agents on Night Patrol in Washington