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Trump wants to evict homeless from Washington and send them 'far from the capital'
By Bo Erickson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to evict homeless people from the nation's capital and jail criminals, despite Washington's mayor arguing there is no current spike in crime. "The Homeless have to move out, IMMEDIATELY. We will give you places to stay, but FAR from the Capital. The Criminals, you don't have to move out. We're going to put you in jail where you belong," Trump posted on the Truth Social platform. The White House declined to explain what legal authority Trump would use to evict people from Washington. The Republican president controls only federal land and buildings in the city. Trump is planning to hold a press conference on Monday to "stop violent crime in Washington, D.C." It was not clear whether he would announce more details about his eviction plan then. Trump's Truth Social post included pictures of tents and D.C. streets with some garbage on them. "I'm going to make our Capital safer and more beautiful than it ever was before," he said. According to the Community Partnership, an organization working to reduce homelessness in D.C., on any given night there are 3,782 single persons experiencing homelessness in the city of about 700,000 people. Most of the homeless individuals are in emergency shelters or transitional housing. About 800 are considered unsheltered or "on the street," the organization says. A White House official said on Friday that more federal law enforcement officers were being deployed in the city following a violent attack on a young Trump administration staffer that angered the president. The Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, said on Sunday the capital was "not experiencing a crime spike." "It is true that we had a terrible spike in crime in 2023, but this is not 2023," Bowser said on MSNBC's The Weekend. "We have spent over the last two years driving down violent crime in this city, driving it down to a 30-year low." The city's police department reports that violent crime in the first seven months of 2025 was down by 26% in D.C. compared with last year while overall crime was down about 7%. Bowser said Trump is "very aware" of the city's work with federal law enforcement after meeting with Trump several weeks ago in the Oval Office. The U.S. Congress has control of D.C.'s budget after the district was established in 1790 with land from neighboring Virginia and Maryland, but resident voters elect a mayor and city council. For Trump to take over the city, Congress likely would have to pass a law revoking the law that established local elected leadership, which Trump would have to sign. Bowser on Sunday noted the president's ability to call up the National Guard if he wanted, a tactic the administration used recently in Los Angeles after immigration protests over the objections of local officials.
CBS News
24 minutes ago
- CBS News
As gerrymandering debate rages, New York Rep. Mike Lawler wants to ban it entirely
As states like Texas, California, New York and Illinois spar over gerrymandering, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler says the practice should be banned altogether. The congressman, whose district in New York City's northern suburbs is one of the most competitive in the nation, said Sunday he plans to introduce a bill banning gerrymandering. He believes it would benefit Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. Appearing on CBS News New York's "The Point with Marcia Kramer," Lawler criticized Texas' push for redistricting that adds five GOP seats and California's pledge to respond with a map to "nullify" any Republican gains, calling it "a disaster for our country." "When you look at 435 House seats, only 35 were decided by five points or less last November," he said. "I won by six and a half points." He criticized Gov. Kathy Hochul for defending the Texas Democrats' effort to block redistricting after she approved a new congressional map last year, giving New York Democrats a slight edge. "New York already did mid-decade redistricting just last year. So for Kathy Hochul now to say she's outraged about mid-decade redistricting, that's exactly what happened in New York," he said. Lawler pointed out he is one of three House Republicans from districts won by former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. The district includes all of Rockland and Putnam Counties and portions of Westchester and Dutchess. Using New York as an example, Lawler said his bill would lead to fairer elections across the board, regardless of which party ultimately wins. "The map that we had in 2022, that was drawn by a court-appointed special master, resulted in Republicans winning 11 of 26 seats. Now we control seven. The map allows for, broadly speaking, us to go anywhere from six to 11. That is good for New York, that's good for the country. It allows for competition," he said. It's questionable whether a bill banning gerrymandering could pass in a Republican-controlled Congress, but Lawler said he plans to "build consensus and fight to get it done." He opted out of the upcoming governor's race in order to seek reelection and help the GOP hold the House of Representatives in 2026. "I've been rated the fourth most bipartisan member of Congress," Lawler said. "I passed 11 bills. Six were signed into law by President Biden. It is precisely because I've been able to work across the aisle to get things done. If more members were in districts like mine and had to do that, Washington would function a lot better than it does." Click here to watch the full interview with Lawler.
Fox News
25 minutes ago
- Fox News
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