Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump’s rhetoric on DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crimeAug 12, 2025 10:29 am - President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia's law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation's capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are in response to an urgent public safety crisis.
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Land swaps with Russia are not only unpopular in Ukraine. They're also illegalAug 12, 2025 10:17 am - A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular. It also would be illegal under its constitution.
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Trump's Washington, DC, takeover begins as National Guard troops arriveAug 12, 2025 10:13 am - Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by President Donald Trump began arriving in the nation's capital on Tuesday, ramping up after the White House ordered federal forces to take over the city's police department and reduce crime in what the president called — without substantiation — a lawless city.
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Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National GuardAug 11, 2025 9:58 am - President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.
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FBI moves to dispatch 120 agents to D.C. streets as Trump vows crackdown on crimeAug 11, 2025 7:35 am - The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
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Texas governor promises to keep redistricting fight going for yearsAug 10, 2025 4:57 pm - The fight over Texas’s congressional map “could literally last years,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Sunday, while defending his call to arrest Texas Democrats who fled...
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Russia and Ukraine hold fast to their demands ahead of a planned Putin-Trump summitAug 10, 2025 4:37 pm - The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raisin...
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European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meetingAug 10, 2025 9:45 am - European nations have rallied behind Ukraine, saying peace in the war-torn nation can’t be resolved without Kyiv, ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
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Acai berry producers are concerned as Trump imposes tariffs on Brazil's exportsAug 09, 2025 4:54 pm - BELEM, Brazil — When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50% on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned. Af...
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‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymanderedAug 09, 2025 9:04 am - Politicians on both sides of the aisle doubt Illinois’ congressional districts could be gerrymandered to get even more Democrats elected.