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News...

Trump signs order to boost domestic drug manufacturing as pharma tariffs loom
U.S. production in the pharmaceutical industry has shrunk significantly in recent decades due to lower costs for labor and other parts of the process in countries like China and some European nations.

Trump bans funding for gain-of-function research
Trump's order ends federal funding for the research in countries like China, Iran, and others without sufficient oversight. It also orders U.S. agencies to identify such research that might imperil public safety and end federal funding for any programs.

Trump shuts down millions of dollars in federal research grants to Harvard
"In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor. It had scrapped standardized testing requirements and a normalized grading system."

Trump proposes drastic cuts to 'dysfunctional' Section 8 housing program
If adopted, the budget would place a two-year cap on rental assistance for able-bodied adults. It would also ensure that "a majority" of the funding went toward the elderly and disabled.

Trump hints he already knows who blew up Nord Stream pipelines
Pressed on whether he’d investigate the Nord Stream bombings, Trump teased he “could tell you without wasting money” and blasted Biden for greenlighting the pipeline he once blocked.

‘My Wife Thought It Was Cute’: Trump Shrugs Off Criticism Of AI Pope Image
"Give me a break. It was just — somebody did it in fun. It's fine."

News...

J6 Prosecutors Brag To Congress About Locking Up Americans For Misdemeanors
Ex-DOJ officials proudly told Congress they secured over 1,300 convictions from Jan. 6, many on minor charges, while Democrats doubled down on framing the riot as a grave attack on democracy.

HUD probes whether pronoun, vaccine police discriminated against Christians
Under Trump’s order, HUD is gathering reports from federal workers on anti-Christian bias, including punishment over religious objections to pronouns, vaccines, or holiday observances during the Biden era.

Appeals court delivers Trump a 'huge victory' in VOA layoffs suit, sets stage for additional wins
The White House shared links to articles criticizing the quality and neutrality of the state media outfit's output, as well as a link to a write-up of the American Accountability Foundation's 2022 lawsuit alleging that VOA had "been infiltrated by anti-American, pro-Islamic state interests."

CIA to cut 1,000+ jobs as Trump admin targets spy agency bloat: Report
The Trump administration plans to reduce the CIA's workforce over the next several years by easing hiring and relying on normal attrition, including early retirements and resignations.

Newark air traffic controllers couldn’t see or talk to planes, leading to last week’s airport meltdown
Air traffic controllers lost contact with aircraft heading to and from Newark Liberty International Airport last week, their union said, detailing an equipment failure that led to massive flight delays and raised more concerns about aging U.S. aviation infrastructure and staffing shortages.

Newark Airport chaos made worse by air traffic controllers who took 45-day ‘trauma leave’ after failures: FAA
At least five air traffic controllers have taken the time off under the Federal Employees Compensation Act, CNN’s aviation correspondent reported. The law was designed to allow federal employees who suffer a “traumatic injury” on the job to take time off to recover while receiving 100% pay.

Musical to glamorize CEO murderer
A wave of plays and musicals is glamorizing the man accused of murdering United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, turning him an "accidental folk hero."

Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell: ‘The AP Lied,’ Venue Didn’t Cancel Events
“The [AP] lied,” he shared in a tweet on Monday. “And ... [The Advocate] has been forced to tell the truth. We didn’t cancel a single show at the Kennedy Center. We simply ask that shows don’t lose money and leave us with the bill,” he added, including the hashtag “CommonSense.”

Ex-Florida deputy busted for armed bank robbery, flees with $5K before swift arrest
Thagard handed the bank teller a note stating, "This is a robbery, I have a gun and will shoot if any alarms or dye packs are inclosed [sic]. Fill this bag with ... at least [$]50K. Big bills only. Wait 2 mins to call police." She was shocked when cops stopped her, asking, "Oh, my God! What is going on?"

Politics...

NY Times: We Have to Deal with Presidential Power
Trump’s aggressive power grabs build on decades of progressive expansion under past presidents, showing how both parties have fueled the collapse of limits on executive authority.

Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he will not run for Senate: Report
The popular Republican would have been a prime recruit against first-term Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

House Rules Committee advances Greene's Gulf of America bill to floor vote
The House Rules Committee on Monday night advanced Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to codify the renaming of the formerly Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" to a full chamber floor vote in a party-line vote.

Jill Biden cashes in on swamp gig with Milken Institute women’s health post
Fresh off her White House exit, Jill Biden lands a cushy chair role at the left-leaning Milken Institute, while Joe plots his political comeback and both Bidens hustle book deals.

Former Maine Gov. LePage jumps into House race to oust Democrat Jared Golden
LePage is aiming to flip Maine’s 2nd Congressional District as he joins the 2026 House race against vulnerable Democrat Jared Golden.

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Villanueva leaves Democratic Party for GOP
"I’m leaving the party of paid protests, purple hair, and pronouns, and joining the party of faith, family, and freedom," Alex Villanueva said.

James Carville praises David Hogg — after calling him a 'twerp'
Dramatic shift in tone shows who has sway in the party.

AOC heckled by hysterical protester shouting about Gaza ‘genocide’ at NYC town hall: ‘Shame on you’
“I am a health care worker, and I want to know what you’re doing about the genocide in Gaza,” the woman shouted at the former barmaid. “You’re a war criminal! War criminal! War criminal!”

Economy...

Trump tariffs spark American manufacturing boom as China scrambles
U.S. factories are roaring back as Trump’s 145% tariffs crush Chinese imports, with small manufacturers running nonstop and scrambling to hire just to keep up.

Warren Buffett is not retiring for good as Berkshire board votes to keep him as chairman
Buffett "shocked" Berkshire shareholders and Abel by announcing in the final minutes of the company’s annual shareholder meeting Saturday that he would be asking the board to replace him as CEO at year-end with the current vice chairman of non-insurance operations for Berkshire.

Immigration...

Trump Makes Move To Super-Charge Deportations Using Local Cops
The agreements could prove to be a valuable force multiplier for the DHS, potentially enabling the agency to boost deportation numbers.

Trump administration offers $1,000 to illegal aliens who self-deport
The DHS under Trump is rolling out a new CBP Home app program giving illegal immigrants cash to leave the U.S. voluntarily, aiming to cut deportation costs by 70% and free up resources for tougher enforcement.

CNN ruthlessly mocked after interview with cartel member backfires
A masked Sinaloa Cartel gangster surprised CNN by praising Trump as “looking out for his people,” triggering a wave of online ridicule over the network’s failed narrative spin.

Virginia prison stabbing spree by illegal MS-13 inmates leaves five guards wounded
A brutal attack by six gang-affiliated inmates — five of them illegal MS-13 members — at Wallens Ridge State Prison left multiple Virginia corrections officers hospitalized, with officials slamming the federal failure to keep these criminals out of the country.

WAR News...

Transportation secretary blasts DOD after Army Black Hawk chopper's 'scenic' flight causes near misses with 2 jetliners in DC
Sean Duffy blasted the Defense Department after an Army Black Hawk helicopter took a "scenic route" around D.C., which caused near misses with two commercial jetliners attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Trump says Mike Waltz wasn’t forced out, calls UN post an upgrade
Trump rejected media claims that Mike Waltz was ousted over “Signalgate,” calling his nomination as U.N. ambassador a promotion and blasting reporters for pushing a false narrative.

Israel...

Congress quietly pulls bill criminalizing anti-Israeli boycotts following GOP backlash
"Bills like this only create more anti-Semitism."

Israel Greenlights Operation To Occupy Gaza Strip If Hamas Doesn’t Make Deal
"Once the operation begins, there will be no withdrawal from land we conquer."

China...

House unanimously passes bill that sanctions Chinese government over forced organ harvesting
The legislation invalidates the U.S. visas of people on the list, blocks an offender from entering the United States, and stops any other immigration benefits the individual receives.

Canada...

Boomer middle finger meme captures Canada’s generational election divide
The viral image of an elderly Liberal voter flipping off protesters symbolized the deep split as boomers rallied behind Carney’s anti-Trump campaign, while younger Canadians backed Conservatives over soaring costs and crumbling opportunities.

Europe...

Prince Harry says UK security loss keeps him from returning with family
After losing his legal appeal to reinstate taxpayer-funded security in the U.K., Harry told the BBC he’s “devastated,” blames family tensions, and says he can’t bring Meghan and their kids back, fearing for their safety amid public threats.

Entertainment...

Newsom Asks Trump to Work with Him on $7.5 Billion Tax Credit for Hollywood
The proposal for a federal program came after the president called for tariffs on movies filmed overseas, causing confusion and concern across the industry.

Diddy sex trafficking trial begins as rapper faces life in prison
Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared nervous in court as jury selection kicked off; he faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges, with prosecutors alleging years of abuse, coercion, and violence behind his high-profile lifestyle.

Media...

ProPublica Awarded Pulitzer After Blaming Georgia Woman’s Abortion Pill Death On Pro-Life Laws
If Americans needed further proof that the Pulitzer Prize has become nothing more than a glorified gold sticker given to the media’s biggest left-wing propagandists, the award’s 2025 winners are sure to convince them.

Katherine Maher gaslights about NPR's bias, claims cutting off federal funds undermines free speech
Trump’s order to defund NPR and PBS over political bias triggered outrage from NPR boss Katherine Maher, who insisted that NPR does not have a bias.

Barstool’s Dave Portnoy unloads on ABC reporter who tried to blame him for anti-Semitic sign
Portnoy, a Jewish media mogul, cut off the interview after the reporter pushed a claim that Barstool and white men foster a “culture of harassment,” blasting ABC as “scumbags.”

LGBTQIA2S+...

Sanctuary state for child abuse? 'Gender affirming' shield bill approaches Dem governor's desk
Colorado Democrats nix the provision to penalize parents in custody disputes for "deadnaming" or "misgendering" kids, but the approved bill still prevents compliance with states that restrict blockers and hormones.

Man dominates women's swimming event — wins all 5 races he enters: 'Real life South Park episode'
A man who claims he's actually a woman blew away the women’s competition at the U.S. Masters Swimming Nationals, winning five events and reigniting criticism that testosterone suppression doesn’t erase male athletic advantage.

'Social justice advocate' arrested for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse videos
The suspect had previously received an "LGBTQ Lavender Faculty" award.

Health...

Vanity Fair blames MAGA and Joe Rogan for America’s 'protein mania'
A Vanity Fair piece blaming Trump supporters and “toxic masculinity” for America’s protein craze was widely ridiculed as one of the dumbest, hate-filled takes yet.

Religion...

DOJ to investigate new WA law that requires clergy to report child abuse
Just three days after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law a bill requiring religious leaders in Washington state to report child abuse or neglect — even when it’s disclosed in confession — the DOJ announced on Monday it has opened a civil rights investigation.

NY Times: Conservative Catholics Take Stage in Rome, Looking to Shape the Church
In lavish halls, days before a conclave will select a new pope, power brokers came together for a mix of devotion, activism, money, and socializing.

AI...

Tech investor David Sacks predicts AI power will jump 1,000,000x in four years
Sacks, a PayPal cofounder and major Silicon Valley investor, says advances in models, chips, and datacenters will make AI a million times faster, smarter, and more powerful by 2029.

Sports...

Trump announces 2027 NFL draft will be held on the National Mall
"Everyone in the world is going to be watching," Trump said from the White House, while flanked by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Josh Harris, the new owner of the Washington Redskins. Over 600,000 people attended the 2025 draft last month in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

MLB legend Keith Hernandez says ‘drag bunt’ is now politically incorrect
The Mets broadcaster stunned viewers by claiming the longtime baseball term “drag bunt” is no longer acceptable, though fans were left wondering who exactly finds it offensive.

May 6, 2010 - Students kicked off campus for wearing US flag tees on Cinco de Mayo... FCC attempting takeover of internet?... 8-28 event... Why the media thinks people listen to Glenn… Wide support for Arizona immigration law…

Trump's proposal explained: Ukraine's path to peace without NATO expansion

ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / Contributor | Getty Images

Strategic compromise, not absolute victory, often ensures lasting stability.

When has any country been asked to give up land it won in a war? Even if a nation is at fault, the punishment must be measured.

After World War I, Germany, the main aggressor, faced harsh penalties under the Treaty of Versailles. Germans resented the restrictions, and that resentment fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler, ultimately leading to World War II. History teaches that justice for transgressions must avoid creating conditions for future conflict.

Ukraine and Russia must choose to either continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

Russia and Ukraine now stand at a similar crossroads. They can cling to disputed land and prolong a devastating war, or they can make concessions that might secure a lasting peace. The stakes could not be higher: Tens of thousands die each month, and the choice between endless bloodshed and negotiated stability hinges on each side’s willingness to yield.

History offers a guide. In 1967, Israel faced annihilation. Surrounded by hostile armies, the nation fought back and seized large swaths of territory from Jordan, Egypt, and Syria. Yet Israel did not seek an empire. It held only the buffer zones needed for survival and returned most of the land. Security and peace, not conquest, drove its decisions.

Peace requires concessions

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both Russia and Ukraine will need to “get something” from a peace deal. He’s right. Israel proved that survival outweighs pride. By giving up land in exchange for recognition and an end to hostilities, it stopped the cycle of war. Egypt and Israel have not fought in more than 50 years.

Russia and Ukraine now press opposing security demands. Moscow wants a buffer to block NATO. Kyiv, scarred by invasion, seeks NATO membership — a pledge that any attack would trigger collective defense by the United States and Europe.

President Donald Trump and his allies have floated a middle path: an Article 5-style guarantee without full NATO membership. Article 5, the core of NATO’s charter, declares that an attack on one is an attack on all. For Ukraine, such a pledge would act as a powerful deterrent. For Russia, it might be more palatable than NATO expansion to its border

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Peace requires concessions. The human cost is staggering: U.S. estimates indicate 20,000 Russian soldiers died in a single month — nearly half the total U.S. casualties in Vietnam — and the toll on Ukrainians is also severe. To stop this bloodshed, both sides need to recognize reality on the ground, make difficult choices, and anchor negotiations in security and peace rather than pride.

Peace or bloodshed?

Both Russia and Ukraine claim deep historical grievances. Ukraine arguably has a stronger claim of injustice. But the question is not whose parchment is older or whose deed is more valid. The question is whether either side is willing to trade some land for the lives of thousands of innocent people. True security, not historical vindication, must guide the path forward.

History shows that punitive measures or rigid insistence on territorial claims can perpetuate cycles of war. Germany’s punishment after World War I contributed directly to World War II. By contrast, Israel’s willingness to cede land for security and recognition created enduring peace. Ukraine and Russia now face the same choice: Continue the cycle of bloodshed or make difficult compromises in pursuit of survival and stability.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

The loneliness epidemic: Are machines replacing human connection?

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Seniors, children, and the isolated increasingly rely on machines for conversation, risking real relationships and the emotional depth that only humans provide.

Jill Smola is 75 years old. She’s a retiree from Orlando, Florida, and she spent her life caring for the elderly. She played games, assembled puzzles, and offered company to those who otherwise would have sat alone.

Now, she sits alone herself. Her husband has died. She has a lung condition. She can’t drive. She can’t leave her home. Weeks can pass without human interaction.

Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

But CBS News reports that she has a new companion. And she likes this companion more than her own daughter.

The companion? Artificial intelligence.

She spends five hours a day talking to her AI friend. They play games, do trivia, and just talk. She says she even prefers it to real people.

My first thought was simple: Stop this. We are losing our humanity.

But as I sat with the story, I realized something uncomfortable. Maybe we’ve already lost some of our humanity — not to AI, but to ourselves.

Outsourcing presence

How often do we know the right thing to do yet fail to act? We know we should visit the lonely. We know we should sit with someone in pain. We know what Jesus would do: Notice the forgotten, touch the untouchable, offer time and attention without outsourcing compassion.

Yet how often do we just … talk about it? On the radio, online, in lectures, in posts. We pontificate, and then we retreat.

I asked myself: What am I actually doing to close the distance between knowing and doing?

Human connection is messy. It’s inconvenient. It takes patience, humility, and endurance. AI doesn’t challenge you. It doesn’t interrupt your day. It doesn’t ask anything of you. Real people do. Real people make us confront our pride, our discomfort, our loneliness.

We’ve built an economy of convenience. We can have groceries delivered, movies streamed, answers instantly. But friendships — real relationships — are slow, inefficient, unpredictable. They happen in the blank spaces of life that we’ve been trained to ignore.

And now we’re replacing that inefficiency with machines.

AI provides comfort without challenge. It eliminates the risk of real intimacy. It’s an elegant coping mechanism for loneliness, but a poor substitute for life. If we’re not careful, the lonely won’t just be alone — they’ll be alone with an anesthetic, a shadow that never asks for anything, never interrupts, never makes them grow.

Reclaiming our humanity

We need to reclaim our humanity. Presence matters. Not theory. Not outrage. Action.

It starts small. Pull up a chair for someone who eats alone. Call a neighbor you haven’t spoken to in months. Visit a nursing home once a month — then once a week. Ask their names, hear their stories. Teach your children how to be present, to sit with someone in grief, without rushing to fix it.

Turn phones off at dinner. Make Sunday afternoons human time. Listen. Ask questions. Don’t post about it afterward. Make the act itself sacred.

Humility is central. We prefer machines because we can control them. Real people are inconvenient. They interrupt our narratives. They demand patience, forgiveness, and endurance. They make us confront ourselves.

A friend will challenge your self-image. A chatbot won’t.

Our homes are quieter. Our streets are emptier. Loneliness is an epidemic. And AI will not fix it. It will only dull the edges and make a diminished life tolerable.

Before we worry about how AI will reshape humanity, we must first practice humanity. It can start with 15 minutes a day of undivided attention, presence, and listening.

Change usually comes when pain finally wins. Let’s not wait for that. Let’s start now. Because real connection restores faster than any machine ever will.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

Exposed: The radical Left's bloody rampage against America

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For years, the media warned of right-wing terror. But the bullets, bombs, and body bags are piling up on the left — with support from Democrat leaders and voters.

For decades, the media and federal agencies have warned Americans that the greatest threat to our homeland is the political right — gun-owning veterans, conservative Christians, anyone who ever voted for President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden once declared that white supremacy is “the single most dangerous terrorist threat” in the nation.

Since Trump’s re-election, the rhetoric has only escalated. Outlets like the Washington Post and the Guardian warned that his second term would trigger a wave of far-right violence.

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing.

They were wrong.

The real domestic threat isn’t coming from MAGA grandmas or rifle-toting red-staters. It’s coming from the radical left — the anarchists, the Marxists, the pro-Palestinian militants, and the anti-American agitators who have declared war on law enforcement, elected officials, and civil society.

Willful blindness

On July 4, a group of black-clad terrorists ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Alvarado, Texas. They hurled fireworks at the building, spray-painted graffiti, and then opened fire on responding law enforcement, shooting a local officer in the neck. Journalist Andy Ngo has linked the attackers to an Antifa cell in the Dallas area.

Authorities have so far charged 14 people in the plot and recovered AR-style rifles, body armor, Kevlar vests, helmets, tactical gloves, and radios. According to the Department of Justice, this was a “planned ambush with intent to kill.”

And it wasn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a growing pattern of continuous violent left-wing incidents since December last year.

Monthly attacks

Most notably, in December 2024, 26-year-old Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. Mangione reportedly left a manifesto raging against the American health care system and was glorified by some on social media as a kind of modern Robin Hood.

One Emerson College poll found that 41% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 said the murder was “acceptable” or “somewhat acceptable.”

The next month, a man carrying Molotov cocktails was arrested near the U.S. Capitol. He allegedly planned to assassinate Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

In February, the “Tesla Takedown” attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships started picking up traction.

In March, a self-described “queer scientist” was arrested after allegedly firebombing the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graffiti on the burned building read “ICE = KKK.”

In April, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D-Pa.) official residence was firebombed on Passover night. The suspect allegedly set the governor’s mansion on fire because of what Shapiro, who is Jewish, “wants to do to the Palestinian people.”

In May, two young Israeli embassy staffers were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the shooter shouted “Free Palestine” as he was being arrested. The suspect told police he acted “for Gaza” and was reportedly linked to the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

In June, an Egyptian national who had entered the U.S. illegally allegedly threw a firebomb at a peaceful pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado. Eight people were hospitalized, and an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor later died from her injuries.

That same month, a pro-Palestinian rioter in New York was arrested for allegedly setting fire to 11 police vehicles. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE rioters smashed cars, set fires, and hurled rocks at law enforcement. House Democrats refused to condemn the violence.

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In Portland, Oregon, rioters tried to burn down another ICE facility and assaulted police officers before being dispersed with tear gas. Graffiti left behind read: “Kill your masters.”

On July 7, a Michigan man opened fire on a Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, wounding two police officers and an agent. Border agents returned fire, killing the suspect.

Days later in California, ICE officers conducting a raid on an illegal cannabis farm in Ventura County were attacked by left-wing activists. One protester appeared to fire at federal agents.

This is not a series of isolated incidents. It’s a timeline of escalation. Political assassinations, firebombings, arson, ambushes — all carried out in the name of radical leftist ideology.

Democrats are radicalizing

This isn’t just the work of fringe agitators. It’s being enabled — and in many cases encouraged — by elected Democrats.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz routinely calls ICE “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo.” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attempted to block an ICE operation in her city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE agents to a neo-Nazi group. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to them as “secret police terrorizing our communities.”

Apparently, other Democratic lawmakers, according to Axios, are privately troubled by their own base. One unnamed House Democrat admitted that supporters were urging members to escalate further: “Some of them have suggested what we really need to do is be willing to get shot.” Others were demanding blood in the streets to get the media’s attention.

A study from Rutgers University and the National Contagion Research Institute found that 55% of Americans who identify as “left of center” believe that murdering Donald Trump would be at least “somewhat justified.”

As Democrats bleed working-class voters and lose control of their base, they’re not moderating. They’re radicalizing. They don’t want the chaos to stop. They want to harness it, normalize it, and weaponize it.

The truth is, this isn’t just about ICE. It’s not even about Trump. It’s about whether a republic can survive when one major party decides that our institutions no longer apply.

Truth still matters. Law and order still matter. And if the left refuses to defend them, then we must be the ones who do.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.

America's comeback: Trump is crushing crime in the Capitol

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Trump’s DC crackdown is about more than controlling crime — it’s about restoring America’s strength and credibility on the world stage.

Donald Trump on Monday invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control and deploying the National Guard to restore law and order. This move is long overdue.

D.C.’s crime problem has been spiraling for years as local authorities and Democratic leadership have abandoned the nation’s capital to the consequences of their own failed policies. The city’s murder rate is about three times higher than that of Islamabad, Pakistan, and 18 times higher than that of communist-led Havana, Cuba.

When DC is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak.

Theft, assaults, and carjackings have transformed many of its streets into war zones. D.C. saw a 32% increase in homicides from 2022 to 2023, marking the highest number in two decades and surpassing both New York and Los Angeles. Even if crime rates dropped to 2019 levels, that wouldn’t be good enough.

Local leaders have downplayed the crisis, manipulating crime stats to preserve their image. Felony assault, for example, is no longer considered a “violent crime” in their crime stats. Same with carjacking. But the reality on the streets is different. People in D.C. are living in constant fear.

Trump isn’t waiting for the crime rate to improve on its own. He’s taking action.

Broken windows theory in action

Trump’s takeover of D.C. puts the “broken windows theory” into action — the idea that ignoring minor crimes invites bigger ones. When authorities look the other way on turnstile-jumping or graffiti, they signal that lawbreaking carries no real consequence.

Rudy Giuliani used this approach in the 1990s to clean up New York, cracking down on small offenses before they escalated. Trump is doing the same in the capital, drawing a hard line and declaring enough is enough. Letting crime fester in Washington tells the world that the seat of American power tolerates lawlessness.

What Trump is doing for D.C. isn’t just about law enforcement — it’s about national identity. When D.C. is in chaos, it sends a message to the world that America is weak. The capital city represents the soul of the country. If we can’t even keep our own capital safe, how can we expect anyone to take us seriously?

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Reversing the decline

Anyone who has visited D.C. regularly over the past several years has witnessed its rapid decline. Homeless people bathe in the fountains outside Union Station. People are tripping out in Dupont Circle. The left’s negligence is a disgrace, enabling drug use and homelessness to explode on our capital’s streets while depriving these individuals of desperately needed care and help.

Restoring law and order to D.C. is not about politics or scoring points. It’s about doing what’s right for the people. It’s about protecting communities, taking the vulnerable off the streets, and sending the message to both law-abiding and law-breaking citizens alike that the rule of law matters.

D.C. should be a lesson to the rest of America. If we want to take our cities back, we need leadership willing to take bold action. Trump is showing how to do it.

Now, it’s time for other cities to step up and follow his lead. We can restore law and order. We can make our cities something to be proud of again.

This article originally appeared on TheBlaze.com.