News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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  • President Donald Trump taps conservative economist to lead statistics agency – NPR NPR President President Donald Trump plans to tap an economist from the conservative Heritage Foundation to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Of transparency in Epstein case – YouTube YouTube A judge is essentially accusing President President Donald Trump's DOJ of trying to mislead the public with the “illusion” of transparency over the Epstein files.
  • President Donald Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard ABC7 About 500 federal law enforcement officers are being tasked with deploying throughout the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump's effort to combat crime, .
  • President Donald Trump says he's looking at reclassifying marijuana at federal level – USA Today USA Today President Donald President Donald Trump said his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.
  • President Donald Trump announces National Guard deployment in Washington DC – DW – 08/11/2025 DW US President Donald President Donald Trump claimed the city had been “overtaken” by criminals and gangs.
News update for the hour August 12, 2025
NEWS

Breaking down President Donald Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C., federal takeover of local police

President President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is deploying National Guard members to Washington, D.C., as part of a push to crack down on crime in city …

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President Donald Trump taps conservative economist to lead statistics agency – NPR

President President Donald Trump plans to tap an economist from the conservative Heritage Foundation to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Judge slams President Donald Trump DOJ over 'Illusion' of transparency in Epstein case – YouTube

A judge is essentially accusing President President Donald Trump's DOJ of trying to mislead the public with the “illusion” of transparency over the Epstein files.

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President Donald Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard

About 500 federal law enforcement officers are being tasked with deploying throughout the nation's capital as part of President Donald Trump's effort to combat crime, …

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President Donald Trump's takeover of the DC police force, briefly explained – Vox

Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald President Donald Trump announced today that he will federalize police in Washington, DC, and deploy DC National Guard troops …

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President Donald Trump says he's looking at reclassifying marijuana at federal level – USA Today

President Donald President Donald Trump said his administration is considering reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. “We're looking at reclassification …

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President Donald Trump announces National Guard deployment in Washington DC – DW – 08/11/2025

US President Donald President Donald Trump claimed the city had been “overtaken” by criminals and gangs. But police statistics show that violent crimes have …

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WEB
Governor Newsom Press Office – X

DONALD TRUMP HAS 24 HOURS LEFT TO RESPOND TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S LETTER. IF HE DOES NOT STAND DOWN, THERE WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PRESS CONFERENCE …

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