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Washington Post:
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest — Documents reviewed by The Post detail a new National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock. — Just now — The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Is Expanding the Role of the American Military on U.S. Soil — His deployment of the National Guard in D.C. comes as he plans to broaden the use of U.S. military bases for immigrant detention centers — President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in Washington …
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Matt Brown / Associated Press:
Trump's Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime — President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation's capital.
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Anna Spiegel / Axios:
Trump's D.C. crime claims don't match the data — Violent crime is declining in D.C. — not rising, as President Trump claimed on Monday. … - And for the first half of 2025, violent crime has dropped in all categories in Washington, according to new data from Major Cities Chiefs Association …
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Does President Trump Want to Be Mayor, Too? — President Trump has long railed about crime in blue cities. Now he's effectively put himself in charge of policing one of them. — Closely flanked by the defense secretary and the nation's top law enforcement official …
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New York Times:
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue
Trump Pulls Military Into Another Political Issue
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Washington Post:
Inside Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C.
Inside Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard in D.C.
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Sara Libby / San Francisco Chronicle:
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
By sending troops to D.C. and eyeing Oakland, Trump continues targeting Black-led cities
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Warns Fascist D.C. Takeover Is Just the Beginning
Trump Warns Fascist D.C. Takeover Is Just the Beginning
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Washington Post:
Bowser calls Trump's takeover of D.C. police department ‘unsettling and unprecedented’
Bowser calls Trump's takeover of D.C. police department ‘unsettling and unprecedented’
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David Klepper / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
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New York Times
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Trump's Use of National Guard in L.A. Remains Contentious
Trump's Use of National Guard in L.A. Remains Contentious
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Why Trump's Chilling Flex of Brute Force is So Disturbing
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Has High Hopes for Trump-Putin Summit. Peace Isn't One of Them. — The meeting represents a victory for Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from the fate of Ukraine — Expectations in Russia are running high ahead …
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Politico:
Playbook: Dems' D.C. dilemma — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Dasha Burns talk about President Donald Trump sending the National Guard to patrol the streets of D.C., the messaging balancing act for Democrats …
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Washington Examiner
Dasha Burns / Politico:
'Trusting Trump's instincts': White House sets modest expectations ahead Putin summit
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CNBC:
Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
Trump extends China tariff deadline by 90 days
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says He's Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’
Trump Says He's Going to Alaska to See What Putin ‘Has in Mind’
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head — E.J. Antoni, a staunch critic of the BLS, had emerged in recent days as a favorite candidate among some influential Trump advisers, including Stephen K. Bannon. — President Donald Trump will nominate …
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Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Nominate Longtime Critic to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics — E.J. Antoni is chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and has long criticized the agency's approach to collecting jobs data — President Trump said on Monday that he plans to nominate E.J. Antoni …
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Molly Smith / Bloomberg:
Trump Names Heritage's EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics — President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Further Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates to Reflect Ongoing Discussions with The People's Republic of China — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
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Paul Krugman:
Trump Plays the Carnage Card — Fake crime wave, real power grab — First, some personal news. For those who may not know, I received a great honor this weekend: — I have now added “Deranged BUM” to my Substack profile. — But enough about me. Let's move on to the subject of today's post …
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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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Jewish Insider, Raw Story, HotAir and Mediaite
Tara Suter / The Hill:
What is Section 740 of the DC Home Rule Act? — President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.'s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. — “Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Medical journal rejects Kennedy's call for retraction of vaccine study — An influential U.S. medical journal is rejecting a call from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to retract a large Danish study that found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
An Uncomfortably Revealing Laura Loomer Deposition — Insights into her insults, clues about her career hopes. — ∙ Paid — Coming Soon: The Laura Loomer Foundation for Twitter Trolling — LAURA LOOMER HAS BEEN HYPERACTIVE during the second Trump administration …
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 …
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Andrea Margolis / Fox News:
Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target Trump — Intelligence staffer who worked for House Democrats called the alleged behavior ‘treasonous’ and ‘illegal’ — A Democratic whistleblower told the FBI that Adam Schiff approved leaking classified information …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her. — Lauren Southern, one of the most well-known right-wing influencers during Donald Trump's first term, first went viral with a 2015 video titled “Why I Am Not a Feminist.” Then 19, beautiful and blond …
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DNC to help lead nationwide protests against Republican redistricting plans — The Democratic National Committee and more than three dozen groups are planning events across 20 states on Saturday, according to details first shared with NBC News. — Dozens of liberal groups unveiled plans Tuesday …


