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Troops appeared in US capital Tuesday night as president’s move is widely condemned as an authoritarian power grabThe Washington DC national guard began deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, as the city’s mayor toughened her response to Don…
This liveblog is now closed. You can find more of our politics coverage hereLater on, we’ll hear from the Trump administration for the second day in a row. The president won’t make an appearance, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a White H…
As mayor calls US president ‘hyperbolic’, experts say portrayal of crime rooted in false and misleading claimsDonald Trump is deploying the national guard in Washington DC and seizing control of its police force, claiming that the nation’s capital has …
President claims US capital ‘overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals … and homeless people’US politics – live updatesDonald Trump has ordered the national guard to Washington DC and seized control of the city’s police force, describing a …
This blog is now closed. Read our latest story hereDonald Trump said on Truth Social today that DC “will be LIBERATED today”.Ahead of his press conference, in just over an hour, the president said that “crime, savagery, filth, and scum will disappear” …
President demands unhoused residents leave US capital or face eviction and vowed to use officers to make arrestsIn a social media post on Sunday, Donald Trump demands homeless residents of Washington DC leave the country’s capital or face eviction, and…
President’s directive to federal officers comes a day after threatening to ‘federalize’ city for attack on ex-Doge stafferDonald Trump has ordered federal officers to start sweeping the streets of Washington DC, launching what the White House is callin…
This blog is now closed. You can read Andrew Roth’s story on Trump’s plan to meet Putin in Alaska hereAccording to new reporting by the New York Times, the president has secretly signed a directive to the Pentagon to begin using military force against …
US president cites youth crime in call to strip the capital of local rule, despite declining violence and local oppositionDonald Trump is threatening to strip Washington DC of its local governance and place the US capital under direct federal control, …
This liveblog is now closed. You can find more of our politics coverage here Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks ‘as soon as next week’In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would “federalize” the city if local authoriti…