Today’s notice: Democrats mull their options after Trump’s D.C. takeover. The newest people running for Senate. The politics of homeless encampments. The White House’s Smithsonian fact-check team. And: A deep dive into FEMA and flood maps.
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Everything is local. The White House briefing Tuesday sounded like the 11 o’clock news. Karoline Leavitt detailed 23 arrests Monday night on the streets of D.C. but did not specify how many of them were made by federal agents. “This is only the beginning,” Leavitt said.
Everyone has their D.C. story. Republicans are fully selling Washington as a crime-riddled city they’re scared to live in. Rep. Tim Burchett told CNN that crime in the District is in part why he sleeps in his office. (FWIW, he told NOTUS in February it was more about getting to meetings early.)
Does this become Congress’ next fight? Democrats have loudly decried Trump’s D.C. move. But as of now, top party leaders don’t appear willing to take drastic measures, like holding up must-pass government funding bills, to try to stop it, NOTUS’ Riley Rogerson reports.