As federal takeover threats loom, DC waits for the White House to make its move
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President Donald Trump's promised law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., did not appear to happen as scheduled on its first night. In the early morning hours as the bars closed down, there was no visible increase in law enforcement. Trump had announced a security lockdown starting at midnight.
The catalyst was the assault last weekend on a high-profile member of the Department of Government Efficiency by a group of teenagers in an attempted carjacking. The victim, Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” was among the most visible figures of Trump’s DOGE, which was tasked with slashing federal bureaucracy.
Trump is completely within his powers in deploying federal law enforcement assets on D.C. streets. He could also deploy the National Guard. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has not publicly responded.
CDC shooting suspect identified
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and killed during the shooting Friday. The shooter was armed with a long gun and struck windows across the sprawling campus.
The catalyst was the assault last weekend on a high-profile member of the Department of Government Efficiency by a group of teenagers in an attempted carjacking. The victim, Edward Coristine, nicknamed “Big Balls,” was among the most visible figures of Trump’s DOGE, which was tasked with slashing federal bureaucracy.
Trump is completely within his powers in deploying federal law enforcement assets on D.C. streets. He could also deploy the National Guard. DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has not publicly responded.
CDC shooting suspect identified
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and killed during the shooting Friday. The shooter was armed with a long gun and struck windows across the sprawling campus.
