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Yahoo
2 days ago
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Donald Trump enacts plans to take over D.C. police. Mike Lee wants him to go even further
WASHINGTON — More than 800 National Guard troops are being deployed to Washington, D.C., after President Donald Trump signed an emergency order to address the city's crime rates — but some lawmakers such as Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, want the president to go even further. Trump announced plans on Monday to federalize the D.C. police department, invoking a rarely used statute that allows the president to take control of the city's law enforcement on a temporary basis. The order would expire in 30 days unless explicitly extended by Congress. Republicans praised Trump's decision, citing personal stories of juvenile crime and other attacks — claiming the executive order was needed to restore peace in the city. The order also marks the strongest action yet following through with Trump's desires to take control of the nation's capital and repeal its self-governance laws. Lee has used the recent order to revive calls for the passage of his BOWSER Act, a bill to overturn local control over Washington, D.C., and place it under federal jurisdiction. The bill, named after Mayor Muriel Bowser, would revoke what is known as the D.C. Home Rule Act, which allows the city to operate as a self-governing entity. 'We have no other choice,' Lee wrote in an op-ed for The Spectator. 'The district's government has proven unable and unwilling to meet even the basic obligations of governance. It's gotten to the point where Washington is no longer merely a local embarrassment. To allow it to remain a showcase of crime, corruption and incompetence is an act of national self-harm.' The latest threats highlight an ongoing challenge for D.C. officials, who have been working for months to crack down on rising rates of youth crime. Since the beginning of 2025, juveniles have made up more than 50% of arrests related to carjacking, according to D.C. police. A majority of those arrests are made up of teens who are 15 and 16 years old. Bowser has acknowledged the recent trends, even going so far as to create a special police unit in April tasked with responding to juvenile crime. Curfew zones for the city's juveniles have also been put in place this week. Lee pushes for more action to dismantle D.C. autonomy While Trump has threatened for months to take control of D.C. entirely, his latest order does not quite meet that level. Instead, Lee is now pressing for a vote on his legislation that would place the district completely under congressional jurisdiction — and has even suggested returning some of D.C.'s land back to Maryland, preserving only a narrow strip of the city containing the White House, Capitol, and Supreme Court to be its own entity. 'This small federal enclave would remain under congressional control—allowing the centers of power in Washington to remain under exclusively federal control — while the rest of DC's residents would gain full voting rights and representation as Marylanders,' Lee said in a post on X. 'This solution would give DC residents what they deserve — state-level representation — without upending the Constitution or creating an anomalous micro-state. This approach would be practical, historical, and fair.' Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., who leads the BOWSER Act in the House, has similarly pushed for the bill's passage, telling the Deseret News he texted Trump last week about the legislation. Ogles said he also contacted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to remind him of his legislation, noting a vote on the matter 'needs to happen.' It's not clear whether Trump will pursue legislative action to take control of the capital city. When asked if the president plans to work with Congress, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said he is 'very much still interested' in addressing issues such as cashless bail and other public safety policies in D.C. 'Juvenile delinquency is another major problem in the city that Congress can address,' Leavitt said. 'I know Congress is on recess right now. When they get back to work in Washington, the president looks forward to having these conversations with our friends on Capitol Hill, so we can work with them to make D.C. safe and beautiful again.' Trump's troop deployment underscores new strategy that 'will go further' In the meantime, Trump has made clear he plans to utilize military action if needed to crack down on crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C., announcing this week that his administration would begin removing homeless people from their encampments across the city and taking them elsewhere. Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday that those who are removed from the encampments would be given the choice to be placed in a homeless shelter or other facilities — or else the individuals will face fines and possibly jail time if they do not remove themselves from the streets. Trump initially threatened in a post on Truth Social to move homeless people 'FAR from the Capital.' When pressed on what that means, Leavitt said it's an option the administration is still exploring. Trump also suggested D.C. is just the beginning of his efforts to crack down on crime in major cities, telling reporters on Monday that 'we're starting very strongly with D.C., and we're going to clean it up real quick.' 'We have other cities also that are bad, very bad. You look at Chicago, how bad it is. You look at Los Angeles, how bad it is. We have other cities that are very bad,' Trump said. 'New York has a problem. And then you have, of course, Baltimore and Oakland. … They're so far gone. We're not going to let it happen. We're not going to lose our cities over this. And this will go further.' The deployment in D.C. comes after Trump similarly sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles earlier this year to quell protests against his administration's immigration policies. The new strategy marks a shift from his predecessors by using military deployments within U.S. borders.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump Emergency Order Halts Second Power Plant From Closure
(Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration ordered another power plant to remain operational by invoking emergency powers for a second time, a day before the facility in Pennsylvania was scheduled to close. Billionaire Steve Cohen Wants NY to Expand Taxpayer-Backed Ferry Now With Colorful Blocks, Tirana's Pyramid Represents a Changing Albania NYC Congestion Toll Brings In $216 Million in First Four Months The Economic Benefits of Paying Workers to Move Where the Wild Children's Museums Are Constellation Energy Corp.'s Eddystone Generating Station, which was set to shut down its last remaining units on Saturday, will be required to remain online under a Energy Department order, which invoked a section of federal law typically reserved for emergencies such as extreme weather events and war. The plant located just south of Philadelphia began operations in 1960, and has two remaining units that can burn either natural gas or oil during periods of high power demand, according to Constellation. The Energy Department said the decision followed recent testimony from the area's grid operator that its system faces a 'growing resource adequacy concern' because of increasing power demand, plant retirements and other factors. The department last Friday ordered the aging J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Michigan, to remain operating past its May 31 shutdown date. The move, which the Trump administration said was necessary due to factors that included a shortage of electricity, drew criticism from analysts as well as the chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission, who said no emergency existed. 'The Department of Energy's move to keep these zombie plants online will have significant public health impacts and increase electricity costs for people in Michigan and Pennsylvania,' said Kit Kennedy, a managing director at the Natural Resources Defense Council. 'These dirty and expensive fossil plants were slated to close because they could not compete with cheaper, cleaner alternatives.' The Energy Department's second order Friday came after PJM Interconnection LLC, the region's grid operator, accepted Constellation's retirement notice for its Eddystone plan after studying if such a move would threaten grid reliability. But in a statement Saturday, PJM, which manages the largest US grid roughly spanning from Washington DC to Illinois, said it supported the Energy Department's order. Constellation said in a statement Saturday it was taking immediate steps to continue to operate the remaining units at its Eddystone power plant throughout the summer and would 'investigate the possibility' of operating them for longer until it can complete work to restart Pennslvania's shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant. The company said it was working with PJM to accelerate the restart of that nuclear reactor, with a goal of putting it online in 2027. Previously, Constellation has said it expected the reactor to be online in 2028. --With assistance from Naureen S. Malik. (Updates with NRDC comment in sixth paragraph.) YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It's Coming for the Sitcom Millions of Americans Are Obsessed With This Japanese Barbecue Sauce AI Is Helping Executives Tackle the Dreaded Post-Vacation Inbox How Coach Handbags Became a Gen Z Status Symbol Mark Zuckerberg Loves MAGA Now. Will MAGA Ever Love Him Back? ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
31-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Trump Emergency Order Halts Second Power Plant From Closure
The Trump administration ordered another power plant to remain operational by invoking emergency powers for a second time, a day before the facility in Pennsylvania was scheduled to close. Constellation Energy Corp. 's Eddystone Generating Station, which was set to shut down its last remaining units on Saturday, will be required to remain online under a Energy Department order, which invoked a section of federal law typically reserved for emergencies such as extreme weather events and war.
