Today’s notice: The fight over Trump and D.C.’s policing takes shape. Trump seeks cultural cachet. Private equity loves lobbyists. What one STOCK Act violator plans to do next. A fired immigration judge tells all. And: SCOTUS and LGBTQ+ rights.
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KISS and crime: That was Donald Trump’s Wednesday.
He’s doubling down on D.C. crime: With the district transfixed by the scenes of a heavy federalized police presence, Trump told reporters he wants Congress to authorize funding for continued federally run security — beyond the 30-day limit on his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department. Some of his allies in Congress were ready to heed that call.
“The White House is working on a package to send me and @SenKatieBritt,” Sen. Lindsey Graham posted yesterday on X. Graham wrote that he and Britt would work to give Trump “the resources he will need to improve the safety and quality of life in our nation’s capital.”