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DC statehood has always been an uphill battle because of the paternalistic roots of the federal government’s relationship with the nation’s capital.Just a few years ago, the movement for Washington, DC, statehood was gaining steam. In 2020 and 2021, Democrats…

0:42A National Guard vehicle is stationed near the Lincoln Memorial, August 14, 2025 in Washington.Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Beginning Thursday morning, National Guard personnel have initiated around-the-clock operations in Washington, D.C., as reported by a Department of Defense representative. This action…

Members of the Washington, DC, National Guard patrol near the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025.Depending on who you listen to, President Donald Trump’s decision to seize control over law enforcement in Washington, DC, is either an authoritarian menace or…

0:42A convoy of soldiers from the 273rd Military Police Company, Washington, D.C. National Guard, arrives at the National Mall to carry out patrol operations on August 12, 2025. Staff Sgt. Deonte Rowell Army On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced his…

President Donald Trump and Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2025.Whatever else can be said about the second Trump administration, it is always teaching me about parts of the…

6:42Joined by lawmakers from California and Texas, California Governor Gavin Newsom expresses his support for the Texas Democratic legislators who staged a walkout to prevent a vote on a congressional redistricting proposal advocated by President Donald Trump, during a press…

2:04Robert Levon Been, Leah Shapiro, and Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club perform live on stage, Nov. 30, 2017, in Milan, Italy. Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images The social media accounts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have…

4:26The Department of State building is depicted on April 19, 2019, in Washington.Mark Wilson/Getty Images, FILE The State Department has released its long-awaited annual Human Rights Report this Monday, and this year’s version appears significantly different from its predecessors. This…

5:32Military vehicles from the Washington, DC National Guard are stationed close to the Washington Monument on August 12, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has commenced a federal takeover of D.C. police and activated the D.C. National Guard, asserting…

A protester waves the Palestinian flag in Sydney, Australia.On Monday, Australia joined a growing number of Western countries that say they will soon recognize a Palestinian state. That list includes France, the United Kingdom, and Canada, while other Western nations,…