Former President Donald Trump stirred controversy on Monday, Sept. 8, during a speech at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., where he dismissed the inclusion of domestic violence cases in crime statistics. Trump, addressing supporters, praised his deployment of federal troops to the capital, claiming it had turned Washington from “the worst, the […]
Former President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff strategy suffered a major setback on Friday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that his administration had exceeded its authority in imposing additional import taxes. According to the Associated Press, the ruling specifically targeted tariffs Trump imposed in April on several U.S. trading partners, […]
In a first-of-its-kind confrontation over central bank independence, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed suit against the Trump administration after the president announced her removal over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. The lawsuit, lodged late Tuesday, seeks an emergency injunction to block her dismissal and reaffirm her position on the Fed’s Board of Governors. […]
President Donald Trump on Monday declared a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C., authorizing an expanded federal role in the city’s law enforcement operations. The announcement, delivered during an Aug. 11 press conference, positions the intervention as “historic action” to address crime in the nation’s capital. “We’re here for a very serious purpose,” Trump said. […]
President Donald Trump has made headlines again with his controversial move to take control of Washington D.C.’s police department and activate 800 National Guard members, a decision he says is necessary to combat crime in the capital. However, local officials, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, have expressed skepticism, pointing to falling crime rates and questioning whether […]
