The national debt has reached a record $37 trillion, the Treasury Department reports Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ set to ramp up government borrowing even further The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Mayor calls for DC to become 51st state after Trump’s National Guard crackdown Muriel Bowser says president’s move to federalize city police force demonstrates why the District of Columbia needs statehood to secure its independence The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital The presence of troops in the capital is expected to grow over the next week and the president is threatening to take similar tactics to other Democratic cities The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
The nearly 150-year old law that Trump is testing with domestic troop deployment President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
National Guard rehearsed show of force against immigration raid protesters, general testifies A general has testified that National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force against people protesting immigration raids The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Donald Trump’s police takeover of Washington, D.C. is an immediate and absolute failure as a man is shot dead I'm sure everyone feels so safe. We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025
Pentagon Considering Creating National Guard Reaction Force To Shut Down Protests and Unrest Across U.S. The Trump administration is planning to create a new reaction force that would have hundreds of National Guard troops ready to rapidly deploy to American cities across the country Latin Times · Aug 12, 2025
National Guard members arrive as Washington's new law-enforcement reality starts taking shape President Trump has activated 800 National Guard members to address what he calls a crime emergency in Washington, D The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Leaked Pentagon plan reveals 600 troops ready for a ‘domestic civil disturbance’ The one-hour deployment plan for U.S. cities. We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025
After D.C., Trump wants to ‘takeover’ New York and Chicago. Can he? ANALYSIS: Rules governing deployments of National Guard in states will restrict troops’ ability to conduct law enforcement in most jurisdictions, John Bowden writes The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
Illinois Governor Says Trump Is Following Nazi-Era Playbook After Threats of Occupying Chicago: 'Doesn't Follow the Law' Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Monday compared President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to tactics used by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s Latin Times · Aug 12, 2025
Trump deploys US National Guard to DC amid crime emergency claims Federal law enforcement arrests 23 people in Washington overnight as part of Trump’s controversial crime crackdown. Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025
ABC anchor Kyra Phillips says she was jumped by half-dressed homeless man in DC ABC News anchor Kyra Phillips recounted on air the “scary as h***” moment a homeless man jumped her in downtown Washington, DC. The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 The Latest: National Guard troops arrive in Washington DC as Trump’s federal takeover begins President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D
Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025 Fact-checking Trump’s claim that crime in Washington is ‘out of control’ Trump claimed DC crime is surging to deploy the National Guard, however, the city’s preliminary data proves otherwise.
The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2025 Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problem
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Proposed National Guard squad could deploy within an hour to tackle unrest IN FULL
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 NewsNation anchor flips out when Trump critic Mehdi Hasan invokes Jan. 6 and cuts off interview ‘You cannot talk about this,’ NewsNation host Leland Vittert grumbled shortly before prematurely ending his interview with Mehdi Hasan.
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump team looking to create squad of 600 soldiers ready to deploy at a moments notice to quash civil unrest Troops would be equipped with weapons and riot gear, ready to deploy within an hour under the reported plans
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Pentagon is already calling National Guard in other states looking for units that could help in DC Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says reinforcements, including ‘specialized units,’ could be called up if needed
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump wants to put Washington DC under full federal control. Here’s why he probably can’t Congress would need to repeal the Home Rule Act for it to happen
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Trump says crime in Washington DC is ‘out of control’. The stats suggest otherwise President insists capital in need of ‘liberation’ from ‘violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people’ but data says no such problem exists
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025 Seth Meyers ridicules Trump’s DC crime crackdown: ‘Like a dystopian hellhole in a steampunk novel’ ‘Trump should be fact-checked every time he talks about numbers,’ The Late Night host said
International Business Times UK · Aug 12, 2025 What Is The DC National Guard? Chain Of Command, Powers And How Different Are They From US Police Force? The DC National Guard answers to the US President, not a governor, with powers and duties that set it apart from both state Guard units and local police forces.