Trump calls on National Guard to patrol D.C.

President Trump promised to address crime in Washington, D.C.
following an attack on a former DOGE employee. This week, the
president put his plan into action. He ordered the deployment of
800 National Guardsmen to patrol the District. The guardsmen will
be joined by members of a number of federal agencies. Is there
more to the president’s decision than enforcing law and order?


The president will shift his focus from D.C. to Anchorage, Alaska
and a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two leaders
are scheduled to discuss possible next steps towards an end to
the war in Ukraine. Can president Trump negotiate peace without
conceding to Russian demands?


The Trump administration has worked to push America’s cultural
institutions further to the right. But can that shift expand past
the halls of power? Is American society really growing more
conservative?