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Trump deployed the National Guard and declared federal control of DC police. Here’s how he is able to do it

CNN, POOL, TRUTHSOCIAL, WUSA, THE WHITE HOUSE, CNN VIA WEBEX, DC METROPOLITAN POLICE By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal

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A law enforcement vehicle stands in front of Union Station near the US Capitol in Washington

Trump has suggested a nationwide crime crackdown. Here’s what he can do outside of DC

By Hanna Park, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital on Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,” citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government

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California GOP lawmaker faces taunts and jeers over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at town halls

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa drew taunts and jeers at two raucous town hall meetings Monday over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” LaMalfa, whose district spans much of the state’s northern interior, is the latest Republican to face harsh in-person criticism, as members of the

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FBI and Border Patrol officers walk along the U Street corridor as part of a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation's capital on August 10 in Washington

Trump’s DC police takeover was fueled by attack on former DOGE staffer and his own observations of homelessness, allies say

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s takeover of the Washington, DC, police set off a scramble across the city Monday, as the federal government made an unprecedented move to control local law enforcement operations in the nation’s capital. The decision to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department and activate hundreds of National Guard

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The Trump agenda package will lead to fewer people receiving food stamps

2.4 million people expected to lose food stamps after Trump agenda law broadened work requirements, CBO says

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Some 2.4 million fewer Americans, including families with children, are forecast to receive food stamps benefits in an average month after Republican lawmakers expanded work requirements to some parents, older enrollees and others as part of President Donald Trump’s agenda law, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released

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Audrey Strauss

Federal judge rejects Trump DOJ’s bid to unseal grand jury materials in Ghislaine Maxwell case

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury materials from the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case. The Justice Department has sought to release grand jury testimony and exhibits from cases involving Jeffrey Epstein in New York. Judge Paul Engelmayer issued a scathing opinion, saying

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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows is pictured at the State Capitol on August 8 in Austin.

Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second week

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows reconvened the legislative chamber on Monday but was four members short of reaching the

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Special counsel John Durham leaves federal court in Washington

Pam Bondi has a new probe into the handling of 2016 Russian meddling. John Durham already spent four years investigating it

By Jeremy Herb, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi this past week directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Her order bears striking similarities to President Donald Trump’s first term, when then-Attorney General Bill

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