Washington Mayor Credits Federal Surge for Drop in Crime, Backs Trump’s Infrastructure Request

Armed members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the Washington Monument on Aug. 26, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Aug. 27 that crime has decreased since President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the city and took federal control of the local police

Washington Mayor Bowser Says Crime Has Decreased Since Trump’s Federal Law Enforcement Surge

Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Aug. 27 that crime has decreased since President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the city and took federal control of the local police department. Bowser told reporters during an

Mexico senators come to blows after debate over U.S. military intervention

Mexican senators came to blows Wednesday after a heated debate over alleged opposition calls for the United States to intervene militarily against drug cartels. Lawmaker Alejandro Moreno, leader of the opposition PRI party, went to the podium as Wednesday’s session ended and angrily confronted Senate president Gerardo Fernandez Norona, of the ruling Morena party, for