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Tom Winter<\/span>Tom Winter is NBC\u2019s National Law Enforcement and Intelligence Correspondent. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
A federal judge on Monday denied the\u00a0Department of Justice\u2019s request<\/a>\u00a0to unseal\u00a0grand jury materials<\/a>\u00a0in Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s criminal case.
In his 31-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer says that the grand jury materials do not identify anyone other than Epstein or Maxwell as having had sexual contact with a minor.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The deadline for higher tariffs to go into effect between China and the U.S. is just hours away, but the White House has not announced an extension.
The two sides paused steep tariffs on each other in mid-May for 90 days while trade talks continued. After their most recent meeting in late July, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Trump was close to approving an extension.
If an extension is not approved by Trump, tariff rates on imports from China could sharply rise tomorrow from their current level of 10%. That could once again disrupt the availability and price of consumer goods such as appliances, building materials, some electronics and clothing.
Megan Lebowitz<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump said in a post on Truth Social that D.C. would be “liberated today.”
“Crime, Savagery, Filth, and Scum will DISAPPEAR. I will, MAKE OUR CAPITAL GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote.
The president pointed to his focus on security at the southern border, adding, “D.C. is next!!!”
Trump’s post comes as he prepares to hold a news conference this morning about making D.C. “safer and more beautiful.”
In a separate post minutes earlier, Trump proclaimed, “LIBERATION DAY IN D.C. WE ARE TAKING OUR CAPITAL BACK!!!”
Jennifer Jett<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Australia<\/a>\u00a0said today that it plans to recognize a Palestinian state, joining a growing list of Western governments making the move as\u00a0Israel<\/a>\u00a0becomes increasingly isolated over the\u00a0humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip<\/a>.
Prime Minister\u00a0Anthony Albanese<\/a>\u00a0said his government would recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next month.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
The White House is considering inviting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Alaska, where Trump is scheduled to meet with Vladimir Putin next week, according to a senior U.S. official and three people briefed on the internal discussions. NBC News\u2019 Vaughn Hillyard reports.
Courtney Kube<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Gordon Lubold<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Monica Alba<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to D.C. and could make the announcement as early as today, according to one defense official and two U.S. officials.
The number of Guard members who would be assigned is still in flux, the officials say, and most of the troops would likely be pulled from the D.C. National Guard.
Officials stress that the decision is not final and no orders have been signed.\u00a0
This is part of the president\u2019s ongoing effort to increase security in the nation\u2019s capital, but the Guard would be primarily focused on supporting law enforcement with things such as administrative help and protecting federal personnel and property, not engaged in direct law enforcement activities.
Asked about the decision, a White House official told NBC News \u201cwe won\u2019t get ahead of the president on any potential announcements, but the president has been clear that all options are on the table when it comes to making D.C. safe again.\u201d
Trump foreshadowed this decision Wednesday when discussing crime in D.C., saying, \u201cWhat a shame, rate of crime, the rate of muggings, killings and everything else. We\u2019re not going to let it \u2014 and\u00a0that includes bringing in the National Guard, maybe very quickly too.\u201d
Raquel Coronell Uribe<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Monica Alba<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The White House increased the presence of federal law enforcement in Washington over the weekend, deploying 450 officers across all four quadrants of the city Saturday and yesterday in high-traffic areas, as Trump has ramped up threats of taking control of D.C. and its local police force.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Washington will be “safe and beautiful again for its residents, lawmakers, and visitors” under Trump’s leadership.
\u201cEveryone who lives in our Nation\u2019s capital knows homelessness and crime are plaguing this city,” Leavitt said. “You can thank President Trump for finally taking action to clean it up.”
A White House official said the operation <\/strong>over the weekend <\/strong>included 18 agencies that form part of the Task Force\u2019s Law Enforcement Working Group. The agencies <\/strong>included D.C.\u2019s Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Capitol Police.
The official said the effort was undertaken in compliance with a March executive order that had established the \u201cMaking D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.\u201d
The official said multiple arrests and contacts were made, citing offenses from carrying a pistol without license to riding a dirt bike in a park.
Raquel Coronell Uribe<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday refuted Trump\u2019s claims that crime in Washington is spiking, saying crime has decreased over the past two years.
In an interview with MSNBC<\/a>, Bowser repudiated top Trump adviser Stephen Miller’s claims that D.C. is \u201cmore violent than Baghdad.\u201d
Miller made the comment<\/a> to NewsNation reporter Kellie Meyer.
\u201cAny comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false,\u201d Bowser said.
Bowser said that though it is up to the president if he decides to call the National Guard to D.C., she expressed concern over the possibility.
\u201cThese are men and women who leave their families to serve our country, and that is just not their primary role to enforce local laws,\u201d she said.
Bowser added, \u201cI\u2019m concerned about them not being used efficiently, and I just think that\u2019s not the most efficient use of our Guard.”
Bowser said she suspects Trump\u2019s announcement this morning is that he \u201cis surging federal law enforcement.\u201d She said the increase of federal law enforcement presence over the weekend yielded arrests that cited a list of offenses \u201cthat sounds like a typical [Metropolitan Police Department] run down of arrest that I review […] on a daily basis.\u201d
\u201cIf the priority is to show force in an American city, we know [Trump] can do that here, but it won\u2019t be because there\u2019s a spike in crime,\u201d Bowser said.
Raquel Coronell Uribe<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Ahead of a press conference on safety and cleanliness in Washington slated for this morning, Trump made a post on social media yesterday warning people experiencing homelessness in the nation\u2019s capital to leave the district.
\u201cThe Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital,\u201d Trump posted on Truth Social<\/a>, along with photos depicting tents in various parts of the city.
Trump went on to warn \u201ccriminals\u201d they will be imprisoned, comparing what he expects will happen in the city to his administration\u2019s crackdown on the U.S. southern border.
\u201cBe prepared! There will be no \u2018MR. NICE GUY.\u2019 We want our Capital BACK. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d Trump wrote.
Raquel Coronell Uribe<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump is set to hold a press event<\/a> this morning on safety in Washington.
Trump has not entered into specifics about what he will announce this morning, but said on social media<\/a> yesterday that \u201cit will not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation\u2019s Capital, but will also be about Cleanliness and the General Physical Renovation and Condition of our once beautiful and well maintained Capital.\u201d
The event comes as Trump has intensified threats<\/a> in the past week to assume federal control of the city, following an assault on a well-known Department of Government Efficiency employee<\/a>.
For years, Trump has wanted to take control of Washington and clean it up, claiming that crime and uncleanliness in the city had become out of control. But Trump\u2019s renewed calls for the district\u2019s federalization have gone a step further in recent days, with the president saying last week that he was weighing taking over D.C.\u2019s local police force and even bringing in the National Guard.
While Trump could unilaterally take control of local police, a federal takeover of the district would require an act of Congress repealing the 1973 Home Rule Act granting D.C. limited self-governance.
Despite Trump\u2019s claims that crime has reached a peak, the Metropolitan Police Department\u2019s preliminary statistics show a decrease in violent crime year to date<\/a>.
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