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Morning Brief: >100 Arrests Since Trump D.C. Takeover, Trump-Putin Peace Talks, Immigrant Exodus
President Trump’s federal crackdown in Washington, D.C., results in over 100 arrests in its first days as he plans to seek a long-term extension from Congress. President Trump and Vladimir Putin are set for a high-stakes summit in Alaska to...

MAGA Senator Gives Unhinged Reason for Not Wearing a Seatbelt in D.C.
MAGA Senator Markwayne Mullin bragged about breaking the law on live TV after admitting he doesn’t wear a seatbelt while driving in D.C. due to a fear of being carjacked. He praised Donald Trump for seizing control of the city’s police department...

Jeffries: Why Are You Asking Me About Warren, Mamdani Attacking Free Market When Trump’s POTUS?
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to questions on attacks on the free market by New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),...
McFarland to Newsmax: Trump-Putin Alaska Summit ‘All About Option C’
As President Donald Trump sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a high-stakes summit in Alaska, KT McFarland, former Trump deputy national security adviser, told Newsmax that Friday’s meeting is “all about option C.” “President Trump...

A public threat: Why the White House is actually the heaviest crime zone in the District of Columbia
By August 12, armored DHS units and federal police were stationed around federal buildings, and National Guard vehicles were seen patrolling areas near the White House and Capitol Hill. The directive invoked DC’s status as a federal district,...

Restaurant Week Returns To Washington, D.C. And Northern Virginia
Treat yourself to dinner at dLeña during Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week. Courtesy of C3 Creative There’s nothing better than treating yourself to a nice dinner out on the town after a long day of sightseeing—well, unless you count saving...

Shoney's founder thrived in football, business
It may be hard to find a better example of living the American dream than was demonstrated by Alex Schoenbaum. He was born 110 years ago on Aug. 8, 1915, in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond. He said that his father, Emil Schoenbaum, was a...

D.C.'s 'unhoused' begin to see the effects of Trump's crackdown
Three days into the Trump administration's seizure of law enforcement in the District, the city's unhoused population has already seen federal agents entering camp sites and asking residents if they have drugs or weapons, three unsheltered people...
U.S. Corporations Made a Killing in Soviet Russia After Lenin Exempted Many of Them From Nationalization Decrees—So Why Was There Ever a Cold War?
[Source: mtviewmirror.com] As Cold War 2.0 heats up and places the world in peril of nuclear war, it is worthwhile to look back at the history of the original Cold War where Russophobia began to metastasize like a cancer in U.S. society. A new...

New Trains Set For High-Speed Route Linking Washington D.C. And Boston
Amtrak will begin rolling out NextGen Acela trains on August 28, launching five trainsets that will operate on the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. The new trains offer up to 160 mph top speeds, more seats per departure and...
D.M. College : It's history and legacy
D.M. College : It's history and legacy - Founded on August 6, 1946 - Dr Syed Ahmed * Statue of Maharani Dhanamanjuri at DM College in Imphal city on February 19 2015 :: Shankar Khangembam D.M. College was founded 79 years ago on August 6, 1946....

Democrats Keep Making This Mistake When It Comes to Trump
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, President Donald Trump announced he was placing Washington, D.C.’s police department under direct federal...

Trump suggests going around Congress to maintain federal control of D.C. police
It’s been a few days since Donald Trump announced he’s deploying National Guard troops to D.C. streets and placing local police officers under federal control, though the president’s latest dramatic power grab came with a catch: It has to be...

What makes Washington, D.C. unique — and how Trump took control of its police
Imagine waking up in the nation’s capital to find the President has just taken command of your city’s police force, deploying 800 National Guard troops to patrol your streets. This unfolded in Washington, D.C., when President Donald Trump declared...

Robert Aderholt highlights federal funding for Alabama and addresses D.C. crime concerns
U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt, who represents Alabama’s 4th district, highlighted federal investments and concerns about crime in recent posts on his social media account.On August 13, 2025, Aderholt stated, "I'm proud to ensure that Alabama's...

EV makers lose millions as Trump administration delays fuel economy enforcement
On the Dash: Rivian, Lucid, and Tesla are seeing pauses in regulatory credit income due to the Trump administration’s rollback of U.S. fuel economy rules and the suspension of compliance letters by NHTSA. Companies like GM and Ford save billions...

Rivian Faces Nearly $100 Million Revenue Shortfall Amid Trump's Fuel Economy Rule Reversal: Report
The rollback of fuel economy rules under the Trump administration has caused a significant revenue delay for Rivian RIVN and its competitors. NHTSA Freeze Blocks Rivian's Fuel Economy Credit Deals The Trump administration’s decision to remove...

Art Deco from an enduring Cleveland business shines at art museum
Art Deco may seem synonymous with places like New York City or Paris, where the design movement originated a century ago. But there’s a strong presence in Cleveland too. Not long after its founding in 1904, Rose Iron Works quickly emerged as a...

Fox Promotes Kyle Carmean to Head of News and Content for Washington, D.C. Stations
Kyle Carmean has been promoted to vice president of news and content for WTTG Fox 5 DC and WDCA Fox 5 Plus. Carmean will oversee all the editorial, business, and administration functions for the stations and their streaming offerings. “Kyle has...

Why Trump’s exaggerated claims of an 'emergency' in D.C. sound so eerily familiar
The president says he’s facing an emergency situation. Citing a handful of anecdotes and some flimsy statistics, he claims unprecedented powers, daring Congress and the courts to challenge him. If he gets away with it, he goes further. This week,...