Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. intervention marks mayor as “disturbing and unprecedented” – US Politics Live | US News

Hello, welcome to the American Political Scene Blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I’m going to bring you the latest news line in the next few hours.

Let’s start with the news Donald Trump The National Guard has been ordered Washington, DC And seized control of the city police force, a move that was called “uneasy and unprecedented” by the mayor of Washington, D.C.

The U.S. president’s move was quickly denounced as “disgusting, dangerous and derogatory” about the political independence of a racially diverse city. The White House confirmed to its guardian that the federal takeover is expected to be effective for 30 days.

Trump said at a White House press conference on Monday that he is taking “a historical action to save our country’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedridden and dirty, and worse.

He described Washington, D.C. as “one of the most dangerous cities in the world”, claiming that its murder rate is higher than that of Bogota or Mexico City, although Violent crime is at a 30-year low.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, one of Trump officials who joined the podium, said 800 National Guards will ride the streets of Washington over the next week. “They will be strong, they will be strong, they will stand with their law enforcement partners,” he said.

Later, Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., formed a non-confrontational relationship with Trump, described the intervention as “disturbing and unprecedented” but refused to directly criticize the president.

“I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, and I believe the president’s perception of DC was influenced by his Covid-ersa experience in the first semester,” she told reporters.

“It’s really a more challenging time related to certain issues. It’s true that we’ve experienced crime after crime, but we’ve quickly worked to create laws and bring violent offenders to our streets and provide our police with more tools.”

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In other developments:

• President Donald Trump has nominated conservative economist EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statisticsan agency responsible for collecting and publishing employment and inflation data in the country. The nomination comes after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika Mcentarfer, which he released a weak job report earlier this month, which he claimed had been “manipulated.”

• Trump once again postponed the implementation of comprehensive tariffs on China. Announced another 90-day pause is about to expire before the last agreement between the world’s two largest economies. On Monday, Trump signed an executive order extending the deadline for China to impose higher tariffs until November 10.

• A federal judge in San Francisco began hearing evidence and evidence and arguments about whether it was involved. Trump administration Violated federal law After protests against immigrant attacks this summer, when it deployed the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles. The Trump administration federal government sends California National Guard members to the second largest city in the United States, with objections from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and city leaders.

• Trump previews his Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin, Alaska, claiming he will know “probably the first two minutes” Whether a peace agreement can be reached. Trump confirmed that although Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not part of the summit, he would immediately call him when he saw a “fair deal.” He has not ruled out the possibility of establishing a future trading relationship with Russia.

• A federal judge on Monday rejects a Department of Justice’s request for a grand jury transcript related to Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal investigation – Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, who is currently sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual trafficking. The judge wrote that due to the Trump administration’s push, transcripts cannot be published publicly – “casual or promiscuous” because it could “unveil the confidentiality foundation of a grand jury.”