President Trump signed multiple executive orders aimed at eliminating cashless bail in Washington, D.C., and punishments for flag burning. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports from the White House on the orders and what the president had to say about other cities he is considering getting involved with to combat crime. Continue reading Trump signs executive orders on flag burning and eliminating cashless bail
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore came out swinging over the weekend, rejecting a plot by President Donald Trump to deploy federal troops to Baltimore, the largest city in Moore’s home state. Trump has deployed federal law enforcement and the National Guard to Washington, despite a recent drop in crime. He has also threatened to repeat the process with other major cities with large Black populations. In … Continue reading Governor slaps down Trump’s threat to invade another Black-led city
The U.S. government could take equity stakes in more companies, like it did with Intel, potentially through an American sovereign wealth fund. Continue reading U.S. could take stakes in more companies, Trump adviser says
Tally up Donald Trump’s speeches, press conferences, and executive orders since returning to office in January and you’ll find the president keeps coming back to the same topic—and it isn’t immigration, Ukraine, or even his polls. Trump has spent more time this year talking about artificial intelligence than almost any other issue, much to the delight of Silicon Valley’s billionaire class. In one of his … Continue reading Trump’s Silicon Valley buddies are about to crash
Comedian Reggie Carroll died in a shooting on Wednesday in Southhaven, Mississippi. Continue reading Comedian Reggie Carroll killed in Mississippi shooting
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy. By Amanda Becker for The 19th Nearly an hour into Friday night’s game between the Washington Spirit and Racing Louisville FC, a chant started to spread throughout the stadium that briefly silenced the television announcers for the women’s soccer match. “Free D.C.! Free D.C.! Free D.C.!” the … Continue reading Free DC: Inside the women-founded movement opposing Trump’s militarized takeover
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Trump plans to sign an executive order Monday aimed at eliminating cashless bail for arrested suspects in Washington, D.C., a senior White House official said. Continue reading Trump to end cashless bail in D.C., order all suspects into federal custody
BALTIMORE — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who reunited with his family last week after 160 days apart following his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, was taken into ICE custody on Monday after an immigration check-in, his attorney said. Continue reading Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody at appointment
France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging that the country had not taken “sufficient action” to combat antisemitism. Continue reading France summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner over ‘unacceptable’ antisemitism claims
