While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
policing
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In Chicago, ICE Creates a Regime of Terror
On Friday, ICE agents killed a man in a suburb and fired pepper balls at peaceful protesters.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Press Freedoms Protected From ICE Assaults in Los Angeles
A federal judge orders Department of Homeland Security officers to stop violent activity against reporters and peaceful protesters.
Posted inPolitics
How Moderate Senate Democrats Enabled Trump’s D.C. Takeover
Many have warned that allowing D.C. to remain a disenfranchised colony would lead to disaster. They were right.
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The GOP States With Guards Deployed to D.C. Have Urban Murder Rates Way Higher Than D.C.’s
Today on TAP: New Orleans? Memphis? Baton Rouge? Jackson, Mississippi? Why aren’t their states’ Guards on patrol there?
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: Federalizing D.C. and Redrawing California
On our live show, David and editor at large Harold Meyerson discuss Donald Trump’s takeover of the nation’s capital and Gavin Newsom’s pushback to the Republican gerrymandering scheme.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Republicans Are Terrified of Nonexistent Crime
They need an excuse to violently subjugate liberal cities.
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On D.C.’s Busiest Streets, Trump’s Provocateurs Provoke
Today on TAP: ICE agents and federalized cops are now deliberately stationed where they can incite the most backlash.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Laying Siege to Sanctuary Cities
Team Trump is fighting another losing battle in the courts, this time over sanctuary jurisdictions. Its argument neglects that cooperation with immigration authorities is optional.
Posted inTAP
Trump: Now the Cops Can ‘Do Whatever the Hell They Want’
Today on TAP: In federalizing the D.C. police, Trump seeks some state-sponsored violence.