Trump news at a glance: president eyes ‘long-term’ DC police takeover; warns Putin of consequences if no ceasefire reached | Trump administration
After deploying the National Guard in the streets of the American capital, Donald Trump is now planning longer -term powers on the authorities, saying on Wednesday that he was trying to extend his temporary powers to the Washington DC police service.
Trump earlier this week invoked a law of the law never used before which defines the governance structure of the federal district to take temporary control of the police service, but will need the authorization of the congress to extend it beyond the 30 days authorized under the law.
“We are going to need a bill on the crime that we are going to set up, and that will initially relate to DC,” said Trump. He alluded to other options to extend the control of the police service, saying: “If it is a national emergency, we can do so without the congress”.
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Trump suggests that other cities led by democrats follow crime laws
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would ask the Congress for a long -term “long -term” control of the Washington DC police service and reported that he expected other cities led by Democrats to modify their laws in response to his deployment of national guard troops and federal agents in the capital.
The president’s comments came while the White House took the credit for dozens of arrests overnight in Washington as part of Trump’s campaign to fight against a “crime crime”, which, according to its leaders, does not exist.
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Trump: Putin has to face “serious consequences” if he does not agree
Vladimir Putin will face “very serious consequences” if he does not suit a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the American president said on Wednesday.
Speaking after a call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders, including Keir British Starmer, Trump also suggested that he would pressure for a second summit if his meeting with Putin is going well – this time, including his Ukrainian counterpart.
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Trump says he will host Kennedy Center prices
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will host the honors of Kennedy Center this year and said he had been strongly involved in the choice of who names, rejecting the people he thought too liberal.
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A senior official appointed to the Ministry of Defense led a thinkank that favored the false news of the Venezuelan gang Tren of Aragua (ADD), according to Insight Crime, a non -profit analyzing organized crime.
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Health professionals provide that RFK JR will be deleted
A popular organization of health professionals has published a report describing the main health challenges in the United States and calling for the abolition of Robert F Kennedy JR of the American Department of Health and Social Services.
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Donald Trump revoked an executive decree in 2021 on Wednesday on the promotion of competition in the American economy published by Joe Biden, said the White House.
Biden signed an executive decree in July 2021 to promote more competition in the US economy as part of a large thrust to curb what its administration has described as a scheme of corporate abuse, ranging from excessive aerial to large mergers that have increased costs for consumers.
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