President Trump announced Monday that he would deploy about 800 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia and placed the city’s police department under emergency federal control in an unprecedented move to combat crime in the nation’s capital and remove homeless encampments. The president said he might send federal authorities to other cities…… Read more
President Trump said he will reveal plans Monday to rein in crime and disorder in the District of Columbia, just days after he floated a federal takeover of the nation’s capital and deployed agents throughout the city to help local police crack down on lawlessness. He said his administration would “make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before”…… Read more
President Trump said D.C. will soon be “one of the safest” cities as his administration moves to handle violent crime in the nation’s capital. In a Truth Social post Saturday, Mr. Trump said a press conference held at the White House Monday will reveal how he plans to stop violent crime in the District. “It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere…”… Read more
President Trump said he’ll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday as he pushes to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a Truth Social post Friday, Mr. Trump said the “highly anticipated” meeting will be Aug. 15, and that further details will be coming. Russia and Alaska are separated by the 51-mile-wide Bering Strait…… Read more
A Confederate war memorial statue is returning to Arlington National Cemetery after it was taken down on Dec. 20, 2023. Confederate soldiers were at first barred from burial at Arlington National Cemetery, built on land seized from the wife of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…… Read more
More young people are delaying marriage and childbirth as they prioritize achieving financial independence, according to a new Census Bureau study. The federal agency reported Tuesday that just 21% of Americans ages 25 to 34 in 2024 were working, married, had children and had moved out of their parents’ homes. That’s a sharp drop from the 48% of people in that age group…… Read more
The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI’s annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels. The bureau’s Crime in the Nation report for 2024…… Read more
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. With the order to begin legal proceedings, the prosecutor will schedule the presentation of evidence to a grand jury seeking a possible indictment…… Read more
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Read more
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Read more
President Trump announced Monday that he would deploy about 800 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia and placed the city’s police department under emergency federal control in an unprecedented move to combat crime in the nation’s capital and remove homeless encampments. The president said he might send federal authorities to other cities…… Continue Reading
President Trump said he will reveal plans Monday to rein in crime and disorder in the District of Columbia, just days after he floated a federal takeover of the nation’s capital and deployed agents throughout the city to help local police crack down on lawlessness. He said his administration would “make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before”…… Continue Reading
President Trump said D.C. will soon be “one of the safest” cities as his administration moves to handle violent crime in the nation’s capital. In a Truth Social post Saturday, Mr. Trump said a press conference held at the White House Monday will reveal how he plans to stop violent crime in the District. “It has become one of the most dangerous cities anywhere…”… Continue Reading
President Trump said he’ll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday as he pushes to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a Truth Social post Friday, Mr. Trump said the “highly anticipated” meeting will be Aug. 15, and that further details will be coming. Russia and Alaska are separated by the 51-mile-wide Bering Strait…… Continue Reading
A Confederate war memorial statue is returning to Arlington National Cemetery after it was taken down on Dec. 20, 2023. Confederate soldiers were at first barred from burial at Arlington National Cemetery, built on land seized from the wife of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…… Continue Reading
More young people are delaying marriage and childbirth as they prioritize achieving financial independence, according to a new Census Bureau study. The federal agency reported Tuesday that just 21% of Americans ages 25 to 34 in 2024 were working, married, had children and had moved out of their parents’ homes. That’s a sharp drop from the 48% of people in that age group…… Continue Reading
The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI’s annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels. The bureau’s Crime in the Nation report for 2024…… Continue Reading
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. With the order to begin legal proceedings, the prosecutor will schedule the presentation of evidence to a grand jury seeking a possible indictment…… Continue Reading
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Continue Reading
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Continue Reading