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National Guard troops and the U.S. Capitol Police keep watch as heightened security remains in effect around the Capitol grounds in Washington, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

D.C. fights back: Lawsuit seeks to block Trump’s police takeover

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb asked a federal judge Friday to issue a restraining order against President Trump to block his takeover of the police department, saying it violates the home rule charter Congress granted to the city.

August 15, 2025
Locals look at a residential house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov) **FILE**

War-weary Ukrainians express skepticism over Trump-Putin summit negotiations

Russia has achieved a significant battlefield breakthrough in Ukraine's Donbas region while simultaneously escalating its sabotage campaign across Europe, creating heightened pressure ahead of President Trump's scheduled summit with Russia President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.

August 14, 2025
Accompanied by California and Texas lawmakers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, discusses the push to schedule a special election to redraw California's Congressional voting districts, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Friday Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor goes full Trump mode in redistricting battle

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has adopted President Donald Trump's distinctive social media tactics in an escalating battle over congressional redistricting, using all-caps posts and Trump-like rhetoric to mock the president while threatening retaliation against Texas redistricting efforts.

August 14, 2025