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Trump threatened to federalize the Washington, D.C., police again if the department does not cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.
In August, Trump federalized D.C. police and deployed National Guard troops into the district in an emergency 30-day takeover, which expired last week.
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Trump criticized the NFL’s “dynamic kickoff” rules, which were adopted as part of an effort to decrease injuries while increasing returns.
He called on the NFL to get rid of the “ridiculous looking” kickoff rule, asking how the league could “make such a big and sweeping change so easily and quickly.”
“The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about,” Trump complained. “‘Sissy’ football is bad for America, and bad for the NFL! Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?”
FBI Director Kash Patel defended his decision to post during the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s killer that “the subject” was in custody, before backtracking. A different suspect was ultimately detained.
In an interview on “Fox & Friends,” Patel said that he was “being transparent.”
“Could I have worded it a little better in the heat of the moment? Sure,” he said of his social media post. “But do I regret putting it out? Absolutely not. I was telling the world what the FBI was doing as we were doing, and I’m continuing to do that.”
He challenged people “to find a director that has been more transparent and more willing to work the media on high-profile cases.”
As NBC News reported last night, Patel’s handling of the manhunt has drawn criticism and concerns among former and current officials.
Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and China had struck a “framework for a TikTok deal,” days before another deadline over the popular social media app was set to take effect that could have banned it in the U.S.
Bessent’s statement came shortly after Trump said an agreement had been reached over a “company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save.”
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The Senate is set to vote today on the confirmation of Stephen Miran, Trump’s nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.
Miran is the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and he has taken on a lead role in shaping Trump’s tariff policy.
He was nominated to fill the remainder of former governor Adriana Kugler’s term, which was set to expire in January but opened after she announced her early resignation.
Miran has also sparked controversy for saying that if confirmed, he does not plan to leave his White House role. Instead, he said he would take an unpaid leave of absence.
EMILYs List, an organization that supports female candidates who support abortion rights, endorsed Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor in Virginia’s 1st District.
Taylor is running in a crowded Democratic primary seeking to challenge Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., who has served in Congress since 2007. Already, almost a dozen Democrats have thrown their hats in the ring.
“Voters in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District deserve a leader who will fight for them, not against them, and EMILYs List is proud to endorse Shannon as she takes this fight to Congress and helps us flip the House,” EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler said in a statement.
Virginia’s 1st District has not traditionally been viewed as a battleground district, but it is rated as a competitive district by the non-partisan Cook Political Report. Wittman won his race by almost 13 percentage points in 2024 but Trump only won the district by less than five percentage points.
EMILYs List’s endorsement comes a few months ahead of Virginia’s competitive gubernatorial race, where two women — former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and GOP Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears — are vying for a chance to lead the state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel takes “full responsibility” for its strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar.
“I’ve said repeatedly that Israel’s decision to act against the Hamas terrorist leadership in Qatar was a wholly and independent decision by Israel,” he said in a press conference alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio. “It was a decision taken by me and our top security force of chiefs. It was conducted by us, and we assume full responsibility for it.”
Trump had criticized the strike, telling reporters that he was “very unhappy” with the move. Qatar has taken a lead role in trying to mediate a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump threatened to call a national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C., again if the city ends cooperation with ICE.
“If I allowed this to happen, CRIME would come roaring back,” Trump said in the post. “To the people and businesses of Washington, D.C., DON’T WORRY, I AM WITH YOU, AND WON’T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I’ll call a National Emergency, and Federalize, if necessary!!!
The D.C. police increased its cooperation with ICE as the Trump administration surged the National Guard and federal law enforcement into the city.
Hochul, a Democrat, backed Mamdani in a New York Times opinion essay published yesterday.
“In the past few months, I’ve had frank conversations with him,” Hochul said in the essay. “We’ve had our disagreements. But in our conversations, I heard a leader who shares my commitment to a New York where children can grow up safe in their neighborhoods and where opportunity is within reach for every family.”
Hochul said she made “it very clear that our police officers should have every resource to keep our streets and subways safe. I urged him to ensure that there is strong leadership at the helm of N.Y.P.D. — and he agreed.”
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Vance will host an edition of “The Charlie Kirk Show” today in tribute to the conservative activist who was assassinated at a university event last week at 31.
Announcing the move on X last night, Vance said hosting the show would be an honor and an opportunity to “pay tribute to my friend.” The show will be posted at noon ET.
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