On October 30, 2025, multiple senior Trump administration officials relocated to military housing on U.S. bases in the Washington D.C. area, citing security threats from protesters following the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. The moves create what critics describe as a militarized …
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On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step of requesting additional briefing in a high-profile emergency case challenging President Trump’s federalization of the National Guard in Chicago for immigration enforcement, signaling the Court is grappling with fundamental …
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased its weapons budget to over $71 million—a 700% surge—including acquisitions of guided missile warheads and explosive components. The massive militarization of immigration enforcement signals preparation for violent mass operations rather than traditional …
The Department of Justice loosened qualification requirements to allow ‘any lawyer’—including approximately 600 military Judge Advocate General (JAG) officers—to serve as immigration judges, bypassing the traditional judicial independence standards and specialized training required for …
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Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agents, whose mandate is protecting diplomats and securing U.S. embassies abroad, began patrolling Washington DC streets alongside FBI, Customs and Border Patrol, and U.S. Marshals Service, making arrests for minor offenses unrelated to diplomatic security. The DSS …
Over 2,300 National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Louisiana, and Tennessee began patrolling Washington DC streets carrying M17 handguns and M4 semiautomatic rifles, marking an unprecedented militarization of the nation’s capital during peacetime. The armed …
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Trump announced federal takeover of Washington DC’s police department and deployment of 800 National Guard troops, invoking emergency powers under the Home Rule Act of 1973. DEA Administrator Terry Cole was designated interim federal commissioner. Attorney General Pam Bondi assumed command …
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