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'Is this a distraction from the Epstein files?' Dem Rep. on Trump's D.C. takeover
MSNBC· 2025-08-12 16:08
DC MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER HAS WRAPPED, AND WE'LL BRING YOU MORE ON THAT AS WE LEARN ABOUT IT. JOINING US NOW IS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN GLENN IVEY FROM MARYLAND. CONGRESSMAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.LET'S JUST START WITH THE FACTS HERE. HOMICIDE RATES HAVE BEEN DECLINING SINCE THE 1990S. OVERALL, VIOLENT CRIME JUST HIT A 30 YEAR LOW THIS YEAR.AND HOMELESSNESS IN DC, WHICH THE PRESIDENT HAS ALSO POINTED TO AS JUSTIFICATION FOR THESE ACTIONS. HOMELESSNESS IS ACTUALLY LOWER RIGHT NOW THAN AT ANY POINT DURING TRUMP'S FIRST ...
Trump takes over the D.C. police department: What it means
MSNBC· 2025-08-12 13:48
question. Why is it that that if you visited New York City in 88, 89, 90 or actually anytime in the 1970s at times it seemed like a hellscape and then 93, 94, 95, 94, 95 basically. uh Rudy Giuliani and Bill Bratton did did a hell of a lot to turn that city around and those gains were actually maintained by Mayor Bloomberg for three terms.Why could that happen in Manhattan where again as Jean Robinson and I have been saying you can walk 40, 50, 60 blocks in Manhattan at 2 in the morning and feel safe. And ye ...
Police searching for two carjacking suspects following wild and dangerous pursuit in L.A.
NBC News· 2025-08-12 03:00
High-speed chaos. >> Move out of the way, folks. >> Two people carjacked vehicle after vehicle, including this semi-truck in a wild and dangerous pursuit lasting more than an hour in Los Angeles.>> A semitr and it's now five freeway. >> It started Sunday just after 10 p. m.north of the city. The sheriff's department says the pair stole a Ford F-150 at gunpoint. NBC Los Angeles reporting from the air as the events unfolded.>> The officers are saying that the suspects opened fire on them. As they made their w ...
Trump federalizes DC police and deploys National Guard
NBC News· 2025-08-12 01:00
In the nation's capital tonight, a dramatic change after crime scenes like these. President Trump declaring a public safety emergency, deploying 800 National Guard troops to DC and taking control of the district's police department. >> This is Liberation Day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back.>> That federal takeover can last up to 30 days without congressional approval. The troops set to fan out across DC over the next week, the White House says, to protect federal assets and deter violent cri ...
Trump using Washington as ‘political pawn’ with crackdown on crime, says DC councilmember
NBC News· 2025-08-11 20:58
Joining me now is Washington DC Council Member Robert White. And Council Member White, the president today described Washington DC as what he said, ridden with quote crime, bloodshed, bedum, and squalor. How would you respond to this description the president has of the capital city.>> I think we have to be rooted in fact, Ryan. The the fact is uh crime is at its lowest point in 30 years, violent crime specifically. Um, and so unfortunately DC is once again used as a political pawn uh for other measures.Tha ...
Trump to Deploy National Guard in D.C. 'to Take Our Capital Back' | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-08-11 16:36
I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedum, and squalor, and worse. This is liberation day in DC, and we're going to take our capital back. We're taking it back.Under the authorities vested in me as the president of the United States, I'm officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. Do you know what that is. and placing the DC Metropolitan and Police Department under direct federal control.And you'll be meeting the people that w ...
Trump to Take Control of DC Police Department, Deploy National Guard
Bloomberg Television· 2025-08-11 15:20
I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse. This is Liberation Day in D. C.and we're going to take our capital back. We're taking it back. Under the authority vested in me as the president of the United States, I'm officially invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.You know what that is. And placing the D. C.Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. And you'll be meeting the people that will be ...
President Trump says he is deploying the National Guard in Washing D.C. to fight crime
NBC News· 2025-08-11 15:08
This is Liberation Day in DC and we're going to take our capital back. We're taking it back. Under the authorities vested in me as the president of the United States, I'm officially invoking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.You know what that is. And placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. In addition, I'm deploying the National Guard to help reestablish law, order, and public safety in Washington, DC.And they're going to be allowed to do their job pr ...
Wrap Technologies Launches WrapVision: North American-Made All-In-One Body-Worn Camera Solution for Law Enforcement, Public Safety & Healthcare
Globenewswire· 2025-08-11 13:15
Expands Digital Evidence Management Efficiency, Secure Optional Real-Time Video FeedsMIAMI, Aug. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or the “Company”), a recognized innovator in public safety technology, today announced the full launch of WrapVision, its next-generation, all-in-one body-worn camera platform. WrapVision is fully compliant with the Trade Agreements Act (“TAA”) and is a North American–made solution engineered to meet the growing compliance, performance, ...
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Anthony Pompliano 🌪· 2025-08-08 12:14
I had a long conversation with Mayor @ericadamsfornyc over dinner last night.My biggest takeaway is that Eric has a track record of doing the things New Yorkers need — increasing public safety and making the city more affordable.Eric struck me as a true New Yorker who deeply cares about improving the city. His story from cop to mayor is unheard of in today’s political environment.I hope he continues to communicate what he has done, rather than fall into the trap of arguing with a communist online.Eric Adams ...