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Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument on August 16 in Washington

Trump says law enforcement crackdown will ‘go on to other places’ during appearance at police facility in DC

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in Washington, DC, this month to other jurisdictions as he appeared at a US Park Police facility to promote the initiative. “We’re going to make it safe,

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Florida must stop expanding ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration center, judge says

By DAVID FISCHER, MIKE SCHNEIDER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades and dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” that advocates said violated environmental laws. U.S. District Judge

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Ingrid Lewis-Martin appears at a news conference on December 16

Fast-tracked karaoke bar permit and a chip bag of cash: New corruption accusations hit Eric Adams’ associates before election

By Gloria Pazmino, Nicki Brown, CNN New York City (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor was accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes, the latest in a long string of corruption scandals involving the mayor’s inner circle as he seeks reelection in November. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, free for now from jail, could be deported to Uganda. Here’s what to know

By BEN FINLEY and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The Trump administration plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined a plea deal involving deportation to Costa Rica, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday. He was released from a Tennessee jail on Friday after his case attracted significant attention amid President Donald

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This 2020 photo shows Omar Fateh during a vigil for Dolal Idd in Minneapolis

Minnesota Democrats revoke endorsement of democratic socialist candidate for Minneapolis mayor

By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota Democratic committee on Thursday revoked the party’s endorsement of mayoral candidate Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging the incumbent Democratic mayor of Minneapolis. Fateh was the top delegate winner at Minneapolis’ Democratic Farmer-Labor Party convention last month. “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the

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