DC mayor: ‘this motion as we speak is unsettling and unprecedented’
Bowser says that her workplace plans to observe the legislation, and cooperate with the federal authorities. The DC House Rule Act requires the mayor to “present the companies” of the police division within the case of a declared emergency. Though she notes that there’s a “query concerning the subjectivity” about that declarations, referring to the recorded proof of a dropping violent crime charge in DC. “Whereas this motion as we speak is unsettling and unprecedented, I can’t say that, given a few of the rhetoric of the previous, that we’re completely shocked,” she provides.
The mayor additionally says that she’s requested a gathering with lawyer basic Pam Bondi, who will briefly oversee the Metropolitan police division.
Bowser notes that each one officers needs to be clearly identifiable: “a uniform, a badge, a jacket, so that folks know that they’re legislation enforcement”.
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Andriy Yermak, the chief of workers to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has lately mentioned diplomatic efforts to finish the battle in Ukraine with state secretary Marco Rubio.
On Monday, Yermak mentioned in a publish on X that Rubio was briefed “on energetic communications with our companions,” together with a gathering with US vice chairman JD Vance.
“We coordinated our positions forward of vital diplomatic steps deliberate for this week,” Yermak mentioned within the publish. “For Ukraine, the precedence is a simply and lasting peace, which requires an unconditional ceasefire as a prerequisite for substantive negotiations, in addition to elevated stress on Russia to take actual steps on this course.”
The publish comes after UK overseas secretary David Lammy and Vance held a gathering with Ukrainian and European companions in Britain over the weekend, the place leaders mentioned the drive for peace in Ukraine.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are slated to fulfill on Friday in Alaska to debate methods ahead to finish the years-long battle.
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CNN is reporting that nationwide guard troops within the nation’s capital deployed by the Trump administration usually are not anticipated to brazenly carry rifles.
A military official advised the information outlet that troops will almost definitely have weapons close by, like inside their vans, in the event that they completely must entry them for functions of self-defense.
Nonetheless, the official mentioned it’s at all times a chance that troops could possibly be ordered to function otherwise.
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Gavin Newsom tried to play good with MAGA. However then in June, Donald Trump despatched the nationwide guard to LA, to quell immigration protests following ICE raids on town, and the California governor went scorched-earth on the brand new administration.
Since then Newsom’s social media exchanges with Trump and his White Home have taunted and trolled, fact-checked and alarm-sounded.
Following Trump’s announcement on Monday that he’s activating the Nationwide Guard within the nation’s capital and taking up Washington’s police division, Newsom’s social media group set to work.
Newsom warned in a single publish that different cities had been subsequent (and reminded followers that he had predicted this would possibly occur again in June.)
He was simply getting warmed up in Los Angeles.
He’ll gaslight his means into militarizing any metropolis he desires in America.
That is what dictators do. https://t.co/IPvx9Hrp0q
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 11, 2025
His press workplace grabbed a screenshot of the Trump officers wanting bewildered.
The group continued its full-frontal social assault, peppering Trump with tweets on the DC takeover, tariffs and his partisan redistricting plan. They deployed a TACO tariffs meme (Trump at all times chickens out) in response to the information that Trump and China prolonged their truce for one more 90 days. They questioned how Legal professional Normal Pam Bondi, who they mentioned “couldn’t discover the Epstein recordsdata” would possibly fare as the pinnacle of the newly-installed DC police division. They even fired off a Trump-style all-caps missive warning that California would redistrict if he didn’t name on Texas to face down.
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Following the DC mayor’s press convention, this is a recap of the day to this point
Donald Trump is launching a federal takeover of DC Metropolitan police division (MPD), and deploying 800 nationwide guardsmen to help native legislation enforcement. He declared crime within the metropolis “public security emergency” in a press convention earlier, invoking a piece of the DC House Rule Act which locations MPD underneath federal management. It’s anticipated to final 30 days, in keeping with the White Home.
DC’s mayor Muriel Bowser mentioned as we speak that her workplace plans to conform and cooperate with federal authorities, however famous there are questions concerning the “subjectivity” of the emergency declaration. DC has seen a notable drop in violent crime, and even noticed a document 30-year low in 2024, in keeping with the justice division.
Past Washington, Trump additionally previewed his Friday assembly with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, claiming he’ll know “most likely within the first two minutes” whether or not a peace deal might be made. Trump confirmed that whereas Volodymyr Zelenskyy wouldn’t be part of the summit, he would name him first as quickly as he noticed a “truthful deal” for a ceasefire emerge. He additionally didn’t rule out the potential of a future buying and selling relationship with Russia.
And whereas the continuing redistricting battle throughout the US wasn’t the primary story of the day, California governor Gavin Newsom mentioned that he shall be “compelled to guide an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in purple states” in a letter to Donald Trump. Newsom mentioned he can be left with no selection if the president can’t get governor Greg Abbott to drop his push to redraw Texas’ congressional maps mid-decade.
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In an announcement, Democratic congressman Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who serves because the Home minority chief, mentioned that the president’s plan to federalise the DC police division and deploy the Nationwide Guard had “has no foundation in legislation and can put the security of the individuals of our Nation’s capital at risk”.
He added:
The violent crime charge in Washington DC is at a 30-year low. Donald Trump doesn’t care about public security. On his first day in workplace, he pardoned a whole lot of violent felons – lots of whom overtly assaulted legislation enforcement officers on January 6. We stand with the residents of the District of Columbia and reject this unjustified energy seize as illegitimate.
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On the president’s statements earlier that he can be snug bringing the army into DC if he deems it essential, Muriel Bowser says that “we don’t consider it’s authorized to make use of the American army in opposition to Americans on American soil”.
Trump did, nevertheless, usher in out-of-state, unfederalised nationwide guard troops through the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
Bowser does be aware that she suspected that the nationwide guard can be deployed, however had no prior information of the federal takeover of the Metropolitan police division.
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Trump declares one other 90-day pause on China tariffs
Michael Sainato
Donald Trump has as soon as once more delayed implementing sweeping tariffs on China, saying one other 90-day pause simply hours earlier than the final settlement between the world’s two largest economies was as a consequence of expire.
On Monday, Trump signed an government order extending the deadline for greater tariffs on China till 9 November, officers confirmed to Reuters.
Chinese language officers mentioned earlier within the day they hoped the USA would attempt for “optimistic” commerce outcomes on Monday, because the 90-day detente reached between the 2 nations in Could was as a consequence of expire.
“We hope that the US will work with China to observe the vital consensus reached through the cellphone name between the 2 heads of state … and attempt for optimistic outcomes on the idea of equality, respect and mutual profit,” a overseas ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, mentioned in an announcement.
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DC mayor: ‘this motion as we speak is unsettling and unprecedented’
Bowser says that her workplace plans to observe the legislation, and cooperate with the federal authorities. The DC House Rule Act requires the mayor to “present the companies” of the police division within the case of a declared emergency. Though she notes that there’s a “query concerning the subjectivity” about that declarations, referring to the recorded proof of a dropping violent crime charge in DC. “Whereas this motion as we speak is unsettling and unprecedented, I can’t say that, given a few of the rhetoric of the previous, that we’re completely shocked,” she provides.
The mayor additionally says that she’s requested a gathering with lawyer basic Pam Bondi, who will briefly oversee the Metropolitan police division.
Bowser notes that each one officers needs to be clearly identifiable: “a uniform, a badge, a jacket, so that folks know that they’re legislation enforcement”.
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DC Mayor Bowser responds to Trump’s federal takeover of DC police and nationwide guard deployment
The Democratic mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, is now addressing the president’s actions as we speak.
“I’ve mentioned earlier than, and I’ll repeat, that I consider that the president’s view of DC is formed by his Covid-era expertise throughout his first time period,” she says. “It’s true that these had been more difficult occasions associated to some points. It is usually true that we skilled against the law spike post-Covid, however we labored rapidly to place legal guidelines in place and ways that received violent offenders off our streets, and gave our law enforcement officials extra instruments.”
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Newsom threatens Trump with California redistricting effort
In a letter to the president, California governor Gavin Newsom has requested Donald Trump to name on Texas governor Greg Abbott – and different purple states who’re performing underneath the president’s course – to finish the continuing efforts to redraw their states’ congressional maps mid-decade.
This comes because the redistricting battle in Texas enters its second week. State Democrats broke quorum once more on Friday in protest of a gerrymandered GOP-drawn map – that might lead Republicans to choose up 5 additional seats within the US Home forward of the 2026 midterms.
In his letter Newsom mentioned that he shall be “compelled to guide an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in purple states”, if Trump doesn’t stand down. “You’re taking part in with fireplace, risking the destabilization of our democracy, whereas figuring out that California any features you hope to make,” he wrote.
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We’re seeing a lot of reactions from DC metropolis leaders on the president’s transfer to deploy the Nationwide Guard to town, and federal takeover of the Metropolitan police division (MPD).
DC’s lawyer basic Brian Schwalb wrote in a publish on X that “the administration’s actions are unprecedented, pointless, and illegal”. He added that “Violent crime in DC reached historic 30-year lows final 12 months, and is down one other 26% to this point this 12 months”.
Equally, DC congressional delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton mentioned that the president’s actions are “a counterproductive use of DC’s sources to make use of for his personal functions”.
Against this, the DC Police Union, which represents greater than 3,000 officers within the MPD, mentioned in assertion that it “acknowledges and helps” Donald Trump’s resolution to federalise the division. “The Union agrees that crime is spiraling uncontrolled, and fast motion is important to revive public security”. The assertion did underscore that the measure needs to be momentary, with “the last word aim of empowering a totally staffed and supported MPD to guard our metropolis successfully”.
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The US convention of mayors has issued an announcement that pushes again in opposition to the administration’s deployment of DC nationwide guard troops.
Crime charges are plummeting in cities throughout the USA, together with in Washington, D.C., as documented within the FBI’s nationwide crime charge report launched simply final week…America’s mayors by no means see takeovers by different ranges of presidency as a tactic that has any observe document of manufacturing outcomes. Native management is at all times greatest.
However the convention’s president, Republican David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma Metropolis, did add that “we do see nice worth in partnership between ranges of presidency, and we will think about worth in such partnerships in our nation’s capital”, in his assertion.
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Up to date at 14.42 EDT
White Home confirms federal takeover of DC police anticipated to final 30 days
A White Home official confirms to the Guardian that the federal takeover of the DC Metropolitan police division is predicted to be in impact for 30 days.
The official added that this might be “topic to alter” according to the taskforce’s operations.
Part 740 of the DC House Rule Act stipulates that this might be the utmost size for a federal takeover, earlier than requiring a joint decision in Congress to increase the 30-day restrict.
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US-China commerce truce deadline looms threatening escalation of financial tensions
Michael Sainato
A commerce truce between the US and China was set to run out on Tuesday, threatening an escalation of financial tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
Chinese language officers mentioned they hoped the USA would attempt for “optimistic” commerce outcomes on Monday, because the 90-day detente reached between the 2 nations in Could was as a consequence of expire.
“We hope that the US will work with China to observe the vital consensus reached through the cellphone name between the 2 heads of state … and attempt for optimistic outcomes on the idea of equality, respect and mutual profit,” a overseas ministry spokesman, Lin Jian, mentioned in an announcement.
Chinese language and US officers mentioned they anticipated the pause to be prolonged after the latest spherical of commerce talks held final month in Stockholm. Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, mentioned final week the US had “the makings” of a commerce cope with China and that he was optimistic a couple of path ahead.
Donald Trump has but to substantiate any extension to the pause. “We’ll see what occurs,” he advised reporters on Monday. “They’ve been dealing fairly properly — the connection is excellent with President Xi and myself.”
Failure to succeed in a deal would have main penalties. Trump had threatened tariffs on China as excessive as 245% with China threatening retaliatory tariffs of 125%, setting off a commerce battle between the world’s largest economies.
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Up to date at 13.26 EDT
Federal takeover of Washington DC police supposed to final for 30 days – report
The New York Occasions is reporting that the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Division is meant to final for 30 days, citing a White Home official.
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Right here is the total textual content of Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum “Restoring Legislation and Order within the District of Columbia”.
Part 1. Background. As President of the USA and Commander in Chief of the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard, it’s my solemn responsibility to guard law-abiding residents from the harmful forces of felony exercise. That obligation applies with particular drive in our Nation’s capital, the place, as Commander in Chief of the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard, I need to additionally make sure that all residents can avail themselves of the proper to work together with their elected representatives, and that the Federal Authorities can correctly operate, with out concern of being subjected to violent, menacing avenue crime.
The native authorities of the District of Columbia has misplaced management of public order and security within the metropolis, as evidenced by the 2 embassy staffers who had been murdered in Could, the Congressional intern who was fatally shot a brief distance from the White Home in June, and the Administration staffer who was mercilessly overwhelmed by a violent mob days in the past. Residents, vacationers, and workers alike are unable to dwell peacefully within the Nation’s capital, which is underneath siege from violent crime. It’s a level of nationwide shame that Washington, D.C., has a violent crime charge that’s greater than a few of the most harmful locations on the planet. It’s my responsibility to our residents and Federal employees to safe the security and the peaceable functioning of our Nation, the Federal Authorities, and our metropolis.
Sec. 2. Mobilizing the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard. Pursuant to my authority underneath the Structure and legal guidelines of the USA and the District of Columbia, I direct the Secretary of Protection to mobilize the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard and order members to energetic service, in such numbers as he deems essential, to handle the epidemic of crime in our Nation’s capital. The mobilization and length of responsibility shall stay in impact till I decide that situations of legislation and order have been restored within the District of Columbia. Additional, I direct the Secretary of Protection to coordinate with State Governors and authorize the orders of any further members of the Nationwide Guard to energetic service, as he deems essential and acceptable, to enhance this mission.
Sec. 3. Normal Provisions. This memorandum will not be supposed to, and doesn’t, create any proper or profit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at legislation or in fairness by any occasion in opposition to the USA, its departments, companies, or entities, its officers, workers, or brokers, or some other individual.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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