Report: Trump’s D.C. Military Occupation Isn’t Accomplishing Anything

Trump has long claimed that the nation’s capitol was a violent cesspool—and that his National Guard policy fixed it. New reporting disputes that.

President Trump has long cast Washington D.C. as a disgusting, violent hellhole of a city that wasn’t safe for living until he called in the National Guard last year. Now new reporting from the Washington Post calls that claim into question.

The Post found what experts had long suspected—that the numbers Trump so often touted—an 88 to 92 percent decrease in crime and an 18 percent decrease in homicides—were due to a downward trend in crime that appeared long before the National Guard did. Not only that, but the study notes an increase in assaults with a dangerous weapon.

Tom Homan: "DC is much safer now. Memphis, much safer. All the cities where President Trump has deployed federal agents and the National Guard to help local authorities, it's all good. My wish is places like Chicago will reach out..." pic.twitter.com/QjTF9HyWI8— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) August 11, 2026

Tom Homan: "DC is much safer now. Memphis, much safer. All the cities where President Trump has deployed federal agents and the National Guard to help local authorities, it's all good. My wish is places like Chicago will reach out..." pic.twitter.com/QjTF9HyWI8

Local leadership doesn’t share Homan’s sentiment.

Alito Made Millions on Fossil Fuels But Won’t Recuse From Exxon Case

The Supreme Court is hearing a case involving the oil companies Suncor Energy and Exxon.

You see how this looks, right?

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has reportedly gained as much as $2.9 million from his fossil fuel interests since being tapped to join the high court.

Alito’s reported assets—excluding his home and other personal property—grew from $1.1 million in 2005 to between $3.4 million and $8.4 million in 2024, according to federal financial disclosures. During that period, his oil and gas holdings have made him between $390 million and $2.9 million, according to an analysis by Court Accountability, The Guardian reported Tuesday.

And as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a fossil fuels-related case, that brings Alito’s ability to be impartial into question, Court Accountability co-founder Lisa Graves warned.

“You might have real appreciation for how that industry has helped make it possible for you to perhaps buy a second home on the water, or live a [certain] lifestyle,” said Graves, who put together the analysis.

Alito, who is the only Supreme Court justice with holdings in energy companies, has refused to step back from the upcoming petition brought by fossil fuel giants Suncor and ExxonMobil. He previously recused himself from a........

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