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Trump Says Federal Deployments Make Cities Safer. Local Officials Disagree.

In Chicago, Memphis and elsewhere, residents allege a surge of federal agents and military troops is making it harder to police and prosecute crime.

Analysis • 11.04.2025

What Trump’s D.C. Takeover Looks Like on the Ground, Two Weeks On

Promising to take over police to fight crime, Trump’s effort has instead morphed into mostly an immigration dragnet.

Closing Argument • 08.23.2025

What History Tells Us to Expect From Trump’s Escalation in Los Angeles Protests

Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less.

Analysis • 06.09.2025

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