Tag: American cities

From Charlie Kirk to Supreme Court backlash, Civil War historians see modern parallels

Professor Kevin Waite had just finished a seminar on the run-up to the American Civil War on Friday…

Blue states shunned the National Guard. Tennessee governor is taking a different approach.

In naming Memphis the next destination for National Guard deployment, President Donald Trump has opened a new front…

Beverly Hills joins Trump’s list of crime-ridden cities. Really? ‘I’ve never felt unsafe here’

President Trump this summer has railed against American cities he says are beset by crime and disorder.Los Angeles:…

Maddow Blog | Trump on militarized cities: ‘A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we’d like a dictator’

A few days after Donald Trump began militarizing the nation’s capital, the president complained about his critics. “Already…

Trump touts tough-on-crime mantra during visit to Guard troops in DC

President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a…

Trump’s Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia's law enforcement and ordered…

Trial exposes internal tension over Trump’s use of National Guard in LA

As President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, on Monday, a court hearing on the other…