A steady stream of uniformed soldiers arrived at the national guard headquarters in Washington on Tuesday for deployment that evening to fight crime in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump\u2019s deployment of the 800-strong force has been described by Democrats as political theater. With Trump threatening to replicate the move in other big cities, Democrats point to statistics showing that violent crime in Washington has dropped to historic lows in the past two years.<\/p>\n
About 850 officers and agents took part in a \u201cmassive law enforcement surge\u201d across Washington DC<\/a> on Monday night and made nearly two dozen arrests, the White House said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, \u201cthis is only the beginning. Over the course of the next month, the Trump administration<\/a> will relentlessly pursue and arrest every violent criminal in the district who breaks the law, undermines public safety and endangers law-abiding Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s intervention has been widely condemned as an authoritarian power grab that undermines the autonomy of Washington\u2019s DC local government and seeks to distract attention from political problems such as the Jeffrey Epstein files.<\/p>\n National guard arrives in DC as mayors warn of Trump power grab<\/p>\n Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC<\/a>, has pledged to work \u201cside by side\u201d with the federal government as national guard troops arrive at their headquarters in the capital.<\/p>\n The show of force came after Donald Trump announced<\/a> that he was sending the national guard into the capital and putting city police under federal control, even though the violent crime rate is at a 30-year low<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Trump could expand role of national guard for \u2018quick reaction\u2019 to unrest<\/p>\n Donald Trump<\/a> could expand the use of national guard troops in US cities even further, if a plan from the Pentagon comes to fruition.<\/p>\n The Washington Post, reporting on internal documents<\/a> on Tuesday, says Pentagon officials are \u201cevaluating plans\u201d to create a \u201cDomestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force\u201d that would deploy to crack down on cities in events of unrest or during protests.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Doge allowed to access social security numbers and other data<\/p>\n A US appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by a group of unions to block the Trump administration<\/a> government downsizing team known as the \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d (Doge) from accessing sensitive data on Americans.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Possible Covid outbreak at \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019<\/p>\n An outbreak of a respiratory disease, possibly Covid-19, is running rampant through the remote Florida<\/a> immigration jail known as \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d, according to the attorney of an infected detainee removed from the camp last week.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n New labor official has history of racist, sexist posts<\/p>\n A newly appointed official at the US Department of Labor hired by the Trump administration<\/a> has a recent history of racist, sexually graphic, and conspiratorial posts on social media.<\/p>\n Jessico Bowman was appointed deputy chief of staff of the Bureau of International Labor Affairs at the labor department, which is to lead \u201cthe US Department of Labor\u2019s efforts to ensure that workers around the world are treated fairly and are able to share in the benefits of the global economy\u201d. She has deleted her account on X and Facebook accounts since announcing her hiring.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n DoJ: university violated law over Jewish students and faculty<\/p>\n Donald Trump\u2019s administration<\/a> says it has determined that George Washington University has violated federal civil rights law, making it the latest higher educational institution to be targeted by the White House over last spring\u2019s campus protests against Israeli military strikes in Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n