Trump, Europe and Washington
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68 DC suspects arrested in single night as White House touts Trump's push to 'clean up' capital city
Nearly 70 arrests were made on Saturday night during Trump's ongoing cleanup operation in Washington D.C., with charges including assault and weapon possession.
The city’s Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit calling for an emergency restraining order to block the move, accusing the Trump Administration of implementing a “hostile takeover” of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) that would lead to “imminent, irreparable harm”.
Over the centuries, changes to the executive mansion’s scale and design have often triggered sensitivity. When Abraham Lincoln learned of the enormous cost overruns his wife, Mary, had incurred for furniture, carpets and drapes, he erupted in fury at what he called “flub dubs for that damned old house!”
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.
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White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation’s 250th birthday
The White House is ordering a review of the Smithsonian museums to align content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.
He will join European leaders including France's president Emmanuel Macron, Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Maddow Blog | On Social Security’s 90th anniversary, the White House pushes four absurd falsehoods
On Social Security's birthday, Donald Trump made four specific claims about the system and his record. All four points were demonstrably wrong.
Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up to protest the increased police presence after the White House said the number of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital would ramp up and federal officers would be on the streets around the clock.