It's a very strange reaction by Politico's senior editor Michael Schaffer to the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. police force. In fact you could categorize that reaction as disappointment as you can see in his Thursday piece expressing amazement as to "Why Washington Residents Aren’t Flooding the Streets to Protest Trump." As if to emphasize that disappointment, the subtitle chimes in with this frustrating (for Schaffer) observation: "DC is built for protests. But after Trump’s takeover, they aren’t happening." Where, oh where are the mass protests against the federal takeover of the DC police? Let us take a journey with poor Schaffer down Disappointment Lane: In the late summer of 2025, following an unprecedented Trump administration takeover of local law enforcement, the best local critics have done so far is a relatively small procession from Dupont Circle around the White House demanding that “Donald Trump must go.” “Danger! Danger! There’s a fascist in the White House!” marchers chanted, at one point yelling at the occupants of a National Guard Humvee, which was quickly surrounded by D.C. Police. It was a well-organized, energetic demonstration, but all in all, there were only a few hundred marchers. To paraphrase a line from the New Testament: Michael wept. "Where’s the rest of this famously progressive city?" Enjoying their new-found safety in a low crime city? To hear activists and national Democrats tell it, the takeover of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and the flood of federal forces into the capital are a sign of rising authoritarianism. It may be happening in Washington thanks to an odd constitutional status, but the president himself has talked about sending forces to other Democratic-led cities next. Yet considering those alleged stakes, the nation’s capital has been weirdly quiet. Last weekend, the military vehicles parked at photogenic locations around the National Mall were surrounded by curious photographers, not outraged civil libertarians. Some friendly tourists even asked the troops for selfies. Disappointed much, Michael? Would you prefer the residents screaming angrily like TDS maniacs at the feds who were keeping their streets blessedly safe? ...there was little evidence of, you know, the Democratic Party. That’s the organization that won over 90 percent of D.C. votes in the last election. Where ambitious conservative notables took to the capital after the 2020 election to associate themselves with Stop the Steal protests, none of the small public demonstrations against the takeover have so far featured appearances from the Democrats’ local political big shots, much less their national celebrities who also reside in town. Paging Democrat bigshots and national celebrities! Why are you not acting out performance outrage as you usually do? Schaffer's disgust over the lack of large demonstrations boils over to the point where he flat out angrily calls President Trump a liar: What explains the quiet? In conversations around town over the past week, it’s quite clear that Washington is a city where many locals are plainly outraged by the president’s falsehood-filled description of the place as a crime-ridden hellscape — and where many others are profoundly uncomfortable about armed federal outsiders being urged by the president to “knock the hell out of” opponents. A "falsehood-filled description" of the crime situation? Notice that Schaffer conveniently neglects to mention the DC police scandal in which it was revealed that the crime stats were cooked.  Schaeffer even sought out the deranged, oops, I mean "strident" George Conway to seek answers for why the expected mass protests have not materialized. “The only thing I can think of is, it’s August and people are away,” said George Conway, a strident Trump critic who told me the police takeover was “a step to controlling what’s happening in the capital, whether it’s legislation or the streets.” He said hadn’t been aware of any serious protest since the police takeover was announced. He said there might be a change once fall arrives. Perhaps "strident Trump critics" Rick Wilson or Keith Olbermann can provide you with more satisfying answers.

Exclusive: Google claims to empower users to customize search results with a “preferred sources” tool. However, the Media Research Center can once again confirm that leftist sources continue to dominate search results even with this tool enabled. Google’s favoritism for leftist outlets was evident on Wednesday, when MRC searched for major news related to President Donald Trump, including D.C. crime, ongoing U.S.-led peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s bombshell accusations against the architects behind the Trump-Russian collusion hoax. Key Findings: Google continued prioritizing left-leaning sources to the point that they dominated the search results. It blended these sources with the preferred sources selected by MRC researchers. It also hid a section that displayed the preferred sources MRC researchers selected. Story continues on MRCFreeSpeechAmerica.org

The news out of New York this week should outrage anyone who believes in the rule of law. The state’s appellate court tossed out the obscene half-billion-dollar penalty imposed on Donald Trump by state Attorney General Letitia James, yet it still clung to the claim that he committed “fraud” by overstating his real estate portfolio.From the beginning, this case was political lawfare disguised as “justice.” It criminalized the very elasticity of property valuation that defines high-stakes real estate.If America tolerates this ruling, the day will come when the crime isn’t fraud at all — it’s being the wrong person with the wrong politics at the wrong time.Anyone who has bought or sold a home knows “value” isn’t some sacred number. A property is worth only what someone will pay, and until that moment, its worth floats in a haze of market analysis, comparable sales, zoning quirks, and fickle buyer demand. That’s why developers hire licensed professionals — because even they can’t pin down “true” value in advance.Trump, like every major builder, relied on staff and advisers to draft annual financial statements for lenders and insurers. James labeled his optimistic estimates “fraud.” That leap should terrify every business owner.New York’s civil fraud statute doesn’t require proof of harm. No bank cried foul. Deutsche Bank and other institutions profited, collecting interest and repayment in full. As even Reuters admitted, sophisticated lenders conducted their own underwriting and discounted Trump’s numbers before loaning a dime. Yet James waved off reality, claiming the real harm was to the “system” — a conveniently nebulous principle that gave her license to weaponize her office against her state’s most famous political enemy.The trial spotlighted Trump Tower’s penthouse, once valued as if it were three times its actual size, and Mar-a-Lago, valued as if it could be sold tomorrow as a private estate despite deed restrictions that limit it to club use. But what the press rarely notes: Every statement carried disclaimers telling banks to do their own due diligence. That’s not fraud; that’s called salesmanship. What made it criminal, apparently, was Trump’s name.RELATED: Pot, meet kettle: Is Letitia James guilty of the EXACT SAME fraud she went after Trump for? Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe trial court swallowed James’ theory whole, slapping Trump with a penalty that swelled past $500 million with interest. The appellate court rightly found the punishment excessive under the Eighth Amendment. Punishing a man for hundreds of millions when no bank lost a penny was not justice — it was confiscation. Even then, the majority kept the fraud finding alive, while dissenting judges argued liability was never proven, and one urged outright dismissal.Trump may have dodged financial annihilation, but James’ poison seed remains. If prosecutors can retroactively decide your numbers looked “too rosy,” then every loan application in America becomes a potential indictment. This case was never about protecting banks. It was about showing that the state can destroy anyone it chooses, facts and damages be damned.And here’s the warning every American should feel in their gut: If the state can do this to a billionaire with armies of lawyers and accountants, imagine what it can do to you. One overly confident estimate on your house, one set of books a bureaucrat decides to “reinterpret,” and suddenly you’re a fraud. Your life’s work? Gone in the name of “justice.”That isn’t the rule of law. It’s tyranny weaponized through balance sheets. If America tolerates this, the day will come when the crime isn’t fraud at all — it’s being the wrong person with the wrong politics at the wrong time.

An Obama judge issued an injunction on Thursday ordering Florida not only to halt the arrival of new detainees to Alligator Alcatraz but to begin dismantling the facility.The Sunshine State isn't rolling over, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' office indicated that President Donald Trump's deportation campaign will continue as planned.Quick backgroundAfter DeSantis tasked state leaders with identifying places for a new detention facility to temporarily house outbound criminal noncitizens, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier made a public pitch in favor of "Alligator Alcatraz" — "an old, virtually abandoned airport facility" in the Everglades that could serve as "the one-stop shop to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda."Uthmeier got his way, confirming in June that the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport would indeed become home to America's first state-run facility for federal immigration detainees — a facility that the Department of Homeland Security told Blaze News would ultimately house up to 5,000 beds for illegal aliens in soft and hardened structures.Within weeks, the airport's 10,499-foot runway was crowded with tents and unsavory characters set for deportation.As with virtually all effective initiatives related to the detention and deportation of criminal noncitizens, Alligator Alcatraz's development was challenged by liberal activists.RELATED: Florida sheriff: Feds are running out of space because we're arresting so many illegal aliens Blaze Media illustration. Note: This is a Blaze Media illustration, not the actual facility.One of the legal efforts to shut down the camp was launched on June 27 by two environmental groups, Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity.According to the plaintiffs, Alligator Alcatraz was being operated in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires environmental review processes in cases of federal actions that significantly impact the environment — processes the environmentalists claim had not been undertaken.Florida Division of Emergency Management Deputy Director Keith Pruett pointed out that the environmentalists' concerns were overblown and that the airport was already active, permanently lit — one of the environmentalists concern-mongered about possible light pollution — and home to existing buildings.The lawsuit further alleged that Florida's involvement in the project through the Florida Division of Emergency Management exceeded the agency's authority and that Miami-Dade County unlawfully permitted the use of the airport as a detention facility.Obama judge weighs inU.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams made clear in her 82-page order on Thursday that she was persuaded neither by the Trump administration's argument that "the significant national interest in combating unlawful immigration favors allowing Florida to continue the development and use of [the detention camp]" nor by Florida's assertion that the facility was necessary because other facilities are at capacity.Williams, an Obama appointee, suggested that the perceived need for Alligator Alcatraz "fails to explicate the decision to place the detention camp in the Everglades."'We're going to continue to do what we need to do to help the Trump administration remove illegal aliens from our country.'Having ordered a temporary pause weeks earlier, Williams formally barred both the Trump administration and state officials from installing any additional lighting at the facility; undertaking any expansion efforts, including erecting additional tents or buildings; and bringing any new detainees to the site.Her order allows, however, for modification or repairs to existing facilities if executed for the sole purpose of "increasing safety or mitigating environmental or other risks at the site."The Obama judge further ordered Florida and the Trump administration to dismantle the temporary fencing, lighting fixtures, generators, and waste receptacles installed to support the project within 60 days.RELATED: Trump and the left join forces to herd Democrats into a 2028 disaster Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images"Every Florida governor, every Florida senator, and countless local and national political figures, including presidents, have publicly pledged their unequivocal support for the restoration, conservation, and protection of the Everglades," wrote Williams. "This Order does nothing more than uphold the basic requirements of legislation designed to fulfill those promises."Friends of the Everglades celebrated the ruling.Eve Samples, executive director of the group, stated, "This decision sends a clear message that environmental laws must be respected by leaders at the highest levels of our government — and there are consequences for ignoring them."Florida fights backDHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to Blaze News, "This ruling from an activist judge ignores the fact that this land has already been developed for a decade. It is another attempt to prevent the president from fulfilling the American people’s mandate to remove the worst of the worst, including gang members, murderers, pedophiles, terrorists, and rapists, from our country.""This activist judge doesn’t care about the invasion of our country facilitated by the Biden administration, but the American people do," continued McLaughlin. "We have the law, the facts, and common sense on our side.”Florida has appealed the order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.DeSantis told Fox News he knew the "fix was in" and that Williams "was not giving us a fair shake.""We totally expected an adverse ruling," said DeSantis. "And we also knew we were going to immediately appeal and get that decision stayed. So we will ultimately be successful in this. It's not going to stop our resolve. We're going to continue to do what we need to do to help the Trump administration remove illegal aliens from our country. You know, that's the mandate that they have. So we anticipated this, but I don't think it's going to be insurmountable in the end."Blaze News has reached out to DeSantis' office for further comment.While the fate of Alligator Alcatraz is up in the air, DeSantis' office made clear that there's no slowing down the deportation train.Alex Lanfranconi, DeSantis' communications director, noted, "The deportations will continue until morale improves."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Thursday that his department was immediately pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers."The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," wrote Rubio.Concerns over foreigners driving big rigs on American roads came to a head on Saturday after Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old illegal alien from India, allegedly killed three people on the Florida Turnpike near Fort Pierce while driving a tractor-trailer.According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, "It is evident that the driver of the commercial semi-truck recklessly, and without regard for the safety of others, attempted to execute a U-turn utilizing an unauthorized location. As a result of his actions, the three occupants of the minivan are now deceased."Singh, who has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide, reportedly stole into the country in 2018 and, despite getting fast-tracked for deportation by the first Trump administration, managed to stick around.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched an investigation into the crash.RELATED: 'A more direct solution': State Department rolls out key strategy to prevent foreigners from overstaying their welcome Image source: St. Lucie County Sheriff's OfficeThe U.S. Department of Transportation has confirmed that Singh was granted a regular full-term commercial driver's license in Washington State on July 15, 2023. Almost exactly a year later, Singh was issued a limited-term/non-domiciled commercial driver's license in Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's California.While Singh was issued a speeding ticket by New Mexico State Police in July, the DOT indicated that there is no indication that an English language proficiency assessment was conducted, despite the requirement being in effect since June 25.During his post-crash Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration interview, Singh flunked the ELP assessment, providing correct responses to only two of 12 verbal questions and only accurately identifying one of 4 highway traffic signs."If states had followed the rules, this driver would never have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us," said Duffy. "This crash was a preventable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures. Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles."'The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads raises serious concerns for public safety.'The transportation secretary vowed to use every tool at his disposal to hold the offending states and bad actors accountable, stressing that "the families of the deceased deserve justice."A DOT spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Blaze News that Duffy's department has combined efforts with its partners in the Departments of Homeland Security and State Department "to keep our roads safe.""This administration is pulling every lever to deliver on President Trump’s promise to keep the American people safe and restore common sense in our country," said the DOT spokesperson. "Foreign drivers must be able to comply with American rules on American roads. That’s common sense."While America's roads fall under Duffy's purview, Rubio has the ability to prevent foreign nationals from coming to the U.S. for the purpose of driving big rigs.A State Department spokesperson told Blaze News that "detecting and preventing entry of individuals who pose a threat to U.S. national security or public safety is critical to protecting Americans in our homeland."RELATED: Trump admin raises the bar for who can become a US citizen Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images"The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads raises serious concerns for public safety and threatens the livelihoods of American truckers," continued the spokesperson. "We are taking this action to protect American lives and safeguard U.S. national security and foreign policy interests."With the safety of American citizens in mind, the State Department will not — for the foreseeable future — process work visas for applicants who seek to operate commercial trucks in the U.S. This pause will afford the Departments of State, Labor, and Homeland Security time to consider and make necessary updates to their relevant screening and vetting protocols.The pause in visa processing applies to applicants of all nationalities who seek to operate commercial trucks in the H-2B, E-2, and EB-3 visa classifications.Applicants who do not presently hold valid visas will undergo thorough vetting. Those who fail to make the cut will have their petitions returned to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or be denied a visa."The Department will take all necessary steps to protect public safety, including on America’s roads," said the State Department spokesperson.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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