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More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.  —  Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to ... well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any indicator …
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Washington Post:
Republican-led states to send hundreds more National Guard troops to D.C.  —  National Guard troops in Washington may soon carry weapons, a reversal of their initial orders.  —  Three Republican-led states, responding to a Trump administration request, said Saturday they will send …
New York Times:
West Virginia and South Carolina to Send State National Guard Troops to D.C.  —  Gov. Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia said his state would send 300 to 400 troops to Washington, while Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina pledged 200 members.  —  The National Guard's presence in Washington …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
GOP-led states sending National Guard troops to D.C. … - The deployment, per his office's statement, comes at the request of the Pentagon's National Guard Bureau and will be funded by the federal government under Title 32. … - “West Virginia is proud to stand with President Trump …
Discussion: Task & Purpose and Chronology
WV Office of the Governor Patrick Morrisey:
West Virginia National Guard to Support President Trump's Initiative to Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful
Associated Press:
European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for White House meeting with Trump  —  European and NATO leaders announced Sunday that they'll be joining President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington for crucial talks with President Donald Trump, rallying around the Ukrainian leader after his exclusion …
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The Guardian:
Keir Starmer to join European leaders for Zelenskyy-Trump meeting at White House on Monday - live  —  UK prime minister, French president and German chancellor among leaders meeting Donald Trump on Monday after Ukrainian president's request  —  Keir Starmer to join European leaders and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in White House on Monday
New York Times:
Trump Backs Off Cease-Fire Demand in Ukraine War, Aligning With Putin  —  President Trump's break from a strategy agreed to with European allies could give President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia an edge as talks to end the fighting continue.  —  After their summit in Alaska …
Financial Times:
No concessions, no ceasefire: how Putin outplayed Trump in Anchorage  —  Russia's leader seems to have drawn the US president closer to Moscow's position on the Ukraine war  —  After returning from Alaska on Saturday, Vladimir Putin told top officials assembled in the Kremlin that his summit …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
First Lady Melania Trump's ‘peace letter’ to Putin: ‘It is time’
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Bows to Putin's Approach on Ukraine: No Cease-Fire, Deadlines or Sanctions
Politico:
Europe is sending heavy hitters to Washington alongside Ukraine's president to bolster Kyiv
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Newsom Slams ‘DISGUSTING’ Use Of U.S. Soldiers To Roll Out Red Carpet For Putin
Discussion: Associated Press
Axios:
Putin made maximalist claims to Ukrainian territory in Trump summit: Sources
Reuters:
Trump tells Zelenskiy that Putin wants more of Ukraine, urges Kyiv make a deal
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine
Jon Passantino / Status:
The Russia Ruse … The critique on cable television was blistering.
Rolling Stone:
Trump Cuts Off Medical Visas from Gaza After Laura Loomer Meltdown  —  The move comes after Loomer, the right-wing provocateur, freaked out over a video of children from Gaza coming to the U.S. for medical care … The State Department said it will “conduct a full and thorough review …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, NPR and Politico
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
US state department stops issuing visas for Gaza's children to get medical care after far-right campaign  —  Program providing key aid halted after complaints from Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer close to Trump  —  The US state department announced on Saturday that it would stop issuing visas …
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA eager for D.C. patrols to spread to other cities … - “We have an opportunity to show city folks that life doesn't have to be this way,” one senior MAGA media figure told Axios. … Violent crime is falling in the city, not rising, Axios D.C.'s Anna Spiegel reports.
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Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:   D.C. bar owners say Trump's federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
Fox News:
Hundreds arrested as Trump's Washington, DC, crime crackdown hits full stride
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump's Selective Stance on Justice: Redemption for Some, Scorn for Others  —  President Trump, himself a felon, has shown particular leniency to criminals he seems to identify with — people who are white or wealthy, or who rioted in his name on Jan. 6, 2021.
Dana Nickel / Politico:
Russia is quietly churning out fake content posing as US news … McKenzie Sadeghi, AI and foreign influence editor at NewsGuard, said in an interview that since early 2024, the group has been publishing “pro-Kremlin content en masse in the form of videos” mimicking these organizations.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Redistricting Push Would Further Divide a Polarized Congress  —  Many state delegations are already under single-party control.  New maps could tighten the partisan grip while decreasing the importance of general elections.  —  President Trump's drive to secure Republican advantage …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rubio says a ceasefire deal ‘not off the table’ between Ukraine and Russia  —  The secretary of state also said he didn't believe placing more sanctions on Russia would be effective toward reaching a ceasefire or peace deal.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday …
 
 
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