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    In one DC neighborhood after federal intervention, the notion of more authority is a mixed bag
    The crime that President Trump has mobilized federal law enforcement to address is something Anacostia residents would like to see more resources dedicated to. But it’s complicated.
    Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol with the Lincoln Monument in the background.
    Baltimore has a crime problem. That’s not why Trump is threatening to send in the National Guard.
    President Donald Trump’s threat is not about crime. It's not even about Baltimore or Chicago or any other of his favorite municipal punching bags. It is about power.
    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 14:  California National Guard soldiers (front) stand guard at a federal building on June 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Protesters held an anti-Trump "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles which has been the focus of protests against Trump's immigration raids. Marches and protests against the Trump administration and its policies are taking place across the United States today. Protesters are also reacting in opposition to a planned military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army in Washington, DC, coinciding with President Trump's birthday.
    Carmelo Anthony goes into Hall of Fame: ‘I know what I gave to the game’
    Anthony was part of a quintet of players inducted into the Hall on Saturday as individuals, joining Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles.
    Carmelo Anthony addresses the crowd during the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday night.
    Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia is ineligible for asylum
    The Trump administration is fighting Kilmar Abrego Garcia‘s bid to apply for asylum in the United States.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia is comforted by CASA member Lydia Walther-Rodriguez during a press conference outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore last month.
    The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard
    The city’s attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the hundreds of troops are essentially an “involuntary military occupation.”
    The District of Columbia sued to stop President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard.
    Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles protests is illegal, judge rules
    The decision comes as Trump has discussed National Guard deployments in Democratic-led cities like Chicago, Baltimore and New York.
    A protester taunts a line of California National Guard protecting a federal building in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, June 9, 2025.
    1.2M immigrants gone from US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows
    More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July. That's according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center.
    FILE - Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
    Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
    As Congress returns to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats or around them as a government shutdown looms.
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Powerball mania hits Maryland as jackpot soars to $1 billion
    As Powerball ticket sales climbed this week, game officials raised the estimated Saturday night jackpot to $1 billion from $950 million, before taxes.
    At the Triple Fam Mart in Mount Vernon, the owners sold Powerball tickets to a steady flow of customers all week as the jackpot continued to grow. On Saturday, August 30, 2025, the jackpot hit $1 billion.
    Experts say Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum request is a smart but risky legal move
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request for asylum in the United States is a prudent legal strategy, experts say, because it gives his lawyers better options for fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers worry he can’t get a fair trial, request gag order for top US officials
    Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say they are concerned he can’t get a fair trial in his human smuggling case because Trump administration officials keep attacking him.
    The Trump administration is trying to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia again, this time to Uganda.
    Severna Park native Mark Teixeira, former MLB star, announces bid for US House seat in Texas
    In his announcement, Teixeira pledged to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border and end “radical woke indoctrination.”
    Severna Park native Mark Teixeira, shown with the Yankees in 2016, was a three-time All-Star during a 14-year MLB career.
    Immigrants fearing deportation are willing to pay thousands to stay. And that’s when scammers strike.
    Amid what has been billed the nation’s largest round-up of undocumented immigrants, attorneys, advocates, social workers and therapists working with the immigrant community say unsuspecting immigrants are becoming victims of deception and predatory behavior.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in US, hoping to prevent deportation to Uganda
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, are escorted by members of CASA as he arrives for a check-in with ICE in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
    FDA approves updated COVID-19 shots with limits for some kids and adults
    U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children.
    A student receives an injection during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Trump extends control over DC by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, away from Amtrak.
    National Guard troops have been on patrol at Union Station after President Donald Trump launched an anti-crime effort earlier this month.
    Court tosses Trump suit against Maryland federal judges, calling it ‘potentially calamitous’
    A federal judge threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
    President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before he boards Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Washington.
    How Southwest’s new policy will affect plus-size travelers
    Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making.
    It's the latest change for Southwest, which also ended its bags fly free perk in May.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia held in Virginia; Judge wants him to remain in US amid deportation fight
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement is currently holding Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a Virginia detention center, as the case of the Salvadoran native reaches yet another crescendo.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf in downtown Baltimore early Monday.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody again as hundreds rally in Baltimore
    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took a stoic Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody Monday morning and are preparing to remove him to Uganda.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
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