News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Washington, D.C. Mayor Bowser said the city will comply with President Trump’s executive order taking federal control of the D.C. police department as part of a push to crack down on crime in the nation's capital, despite data showing crime has declined in the city in recent years.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The chair of the D.C. Police Union pushes back on “rhetoric about crime being down” as President Trump federalizes police in Washington D.C. and deploys the National Guard.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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White House officials are tempering expectations ahead Trump’s summit with Putin, avoiding promises of grand bargains. The goal, one official said, is to see if Putin is serious and work toward a trilateral meeting with Zelenskyy. It’s all about “trusting Trump’s instincts,” one official told us.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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President Trump said in a news conference Monday that he thinks it's "very respectful" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be meeting him in the U.S. for their next discussion about potentially ending the war in Ukraine.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Exclusive: The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) August 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The Trump administration said it found George Washington University had violated federal civil rights law regarding Jewish, American Israeli, and Israeli students and faculty and will seek “immediate remediation” from the school.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is preparing to call a second special session to address redistricting if a quorum is not met in the Texas House of Representatives by Friday.
— CNN (@cnn.com) August 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Trump’s BLS pick is floating the idea of suspending monthly jobs reports — which are widely relied on by economists, the Fed, Wall Street and others to gauge the state of the economy in near real time.
— Politico (@politico.com) August 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Switzerland wants binding Trump commitment on gold tariffs, lobby group says reut.rs/41299gY
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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BREAKING: Inflation in July rose 2.7% on an annual basis, which was slightly less than economists had forecast.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) August 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The records are among thousands of pages released by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District following a yearslong legal battle to withhold documents connected to one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) August 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Trump weighing lawsuit against Fed's Powell over renovations, White House says reut.rs/4oyyQja
— Reuters (@reuters.com) August 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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