Even before he formally declared for mayor, Zohran Mamdani’s supporters and critics agreed on one thing: His toughest challenge would be addressing the issue of public safety in New York and winning over a highly skeptical police force. In July, all 13 NYC public safety unions endorsed Mayor Eric Adams, who has since dropped out. […]
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Trump Calls Every American City Dweller to Train Our Troops for Dangerous Missions!
And tells our generals and admirals to refocus on ‘the war within.’
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Donald Trump, the Crown Prince of Crime
While the president howls about crime in liberal cities, he is taking drastic action to make it worse everywhere.
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D.C.’s Delegate Faces New Headwinds
Eleanor Holmes Norton personifies the city’s powerlessness during the second Trump administration. But a new challenger could shatter her 2026 re-election hopes.
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Republicans Escalate Their War on America’s Cities
While some establishment Democrats attack their leftward drift
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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.
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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.
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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.
