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Today — 5 September 2025Main stream

Can Trump Just Do Whatever He Wants by Declaring Emergencies?

5 September 2025 at 03:33
He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.

© Alex Kent for The New York Times

President Trump declared an emergency in Washington D.C. to deploy National Guard and federal agents to patrol the streets.

Man Accused of Killing Israeli Embassy Staffers Pleads Not Guilty

5 September 2025 at 01:32
At an arraignment on Thursday, Elias Rodriguez faced federal hate crime and other charges that could result in the death penalty.

© Caroline Gutman for The New York Times

A vigil for Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky near the White House in May.
Yesterday — 4 September 2025Main stream

D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard

4 September 2025 at 23:35
The city is challenging the federal government’s authority to send troops into the city for what the president has called a “public safety emergency.”

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

National Guard members patrolling the National Mall in Washington, D.C., last month.

Can Trump Just Do Whatever He Wants by Declaring Emergencies?

4 September 2025 at 23:36
He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power.

© Alex Kent for The New York Times

President Trump declared an emergency in Washington D.C. to deploy National Guard and federal agents to patrol the streets.

G.O.P. Thwarts Epstein Disclosure Bill as Accusers Plead for Files

4 September 2025 at 06:46
Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Women who said they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein recounted their experiences at a news conference with lawmakers outside the Capitol on Wednesday.

Smithsonian Responds to Trump’s Demand for a Review of Its Exhibits

In a letter to the White House, the Smithsonian asserted its “authority over our programming and content,” but said a team would review what information it would turn over.

© Alex Wroblewski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Among the Smithsonian’s 21 museums are the American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
Before yesterdayMain stream

After Trump Says ‘We’re Going In’ to Chicago With Troops, Illinois Officials Slam Plan

3 September 2025 at 08:20
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said the state was ready to fight the Trump administration’s plan in court.

© Jim Vondruska/Reuters

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, center, alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton during a news conference on reports of federal deployment in Chicago, on Tuesday.

L.A. Ruling Complicates Trump’s Threats to Send Troops to More Cities

3 September 2025 at 03:38
As Democratic cities brace for possible military deployments, Democratic governors see in a lower-court ruling the potential for legal protections.

© Philip Cheung for The New York Times

Members of the California National Guard outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles in June.

Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

1 September 2025 at 17:03
Republican governors who have mustered National Guard troops for deployment in blue-state cities may re-examine their deployments if federal intervention significantly brings crime down.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

National Guard troops patrolling around the Washington Monument.

Trump’s D.C. Crime Crackdown Shows Administration’s Uneasy Relationship With Guns

1 September 2025 at 21:36
If President Trump’s actions were intended to drive a law-and-order wedge between Democratic big-city leaders and their constituents, it has also exposed a division in his own coalition.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

National Guard troops around the National Mall in Washington. President Trump declared a crime emergency in the capital in August.

The ‘Political Theater’ of Troops in Cities

28 August 2025 at 03:35
Readers react to the Trump administration’s deployment of U.S. military in cities. Also: A California voter’s choice on gerrymandering; the impact of ICE raids.
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