Parts of the nation's capital now look like occupied territory as President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement crackdown expands. Massive military transport vehicles dot the city and arrests are up by about 20%, not including the immigrants being taken away for deportation. When Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and top Trump aide Stephen Miller went to Union Station to praise soldiers for bringing “law and order back,” city residents met them with jeers, saying there's no reason to deploy troops in the streets.
Meanwhile, the national redistricting battle enters its next phase with California Democrats scheduled Thursday to pass a new congressional map for voters to consider in November that would create five more winnable seats for their party, a direct counter