4 h. ago National guard begins deploying on DC streets after Trump police takeover

Officials say troops to start appearing in nation’s capital on Tuesday night as president’s move widely condemnedUS politics live – latest updatesThe Washington DC national guard will begin deploying on the city’s streets on Tuesday night, a day after Donald Trump ordered their arrival and took control of the city’s police force, calling Washington DC a “lawless” city, despite official crime statistics saying otherwise, a White House official confirmed.The national guard is expected to “begin being on the streets starting tonight”. Defense officials said a small number of the roughly 800 guard members planned for the mission had already been mobilized by Tuesday afternoon, with more expected to arrive in the coming days. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago After D.C., Trump wants to ‘takeover’ New York and Chicago. Can he?

Rules governing deployments of National Guard in states will restrict troops’ ability to conduct law enforcement in most jurisdictions, John Bowden writes

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9 h. ago Karoline Leavitt says chief of police now answers to Trump who is Commander

Trump’s takeover of the D.C. police department will be in force for the next 29 days

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11 h. ago JD Vance told 'go home' at UK protest by angry locals as they eat cake with his face on it

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star reporter Claudia Trotman took a trip to where US Vice President JD Vance is holidaying in the UK and chatted to several angry local people

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12 h. ago 'This filly is a monster' – Jason Heavey marks your card with five more to follow

The Daily Star Chief Tipster has singled out another five horses who could reward punters over the coming days and weeks

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13 h. ago Ibiza Final Boss 'nervously' meets Bonnie Blue as she admits 'It was shortest video yet'

Bonnie Blue has met viral sensation Ibiza Final Boss in an awkward encounter on the party island, with the model admitting that the hulking Geordie was 'nervous'

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13 h. ago Trump’s military takeover of Washington DC is a sheer demonstration of power | Moira Dongan

No one believes that the deployment of troops to America’s most liberal, most racially diverse, and most culturally thriving cities is about solving a real problemPresident Trump imposed a military takeover of the nation’s capital on Monday, sending National Guard troops to Washington. He also seized control of the DC municipal police department, invoking an obscure section of the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act which allows the president to take control of local law enforcement in the district for a period of one month in times of emergency.That there is no emergency is irrelevant: Trump has declared one in order to exercise powers that are only available to him in a state of exception, which is, of course, what the whole country increasingly finds itself to be experiencing as the president expands the powers of his office from those of a constitutional executive into something more like the power of authoritarian control.Moira Donegan is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump live: Democrats label president’s DC takeover a ‘distraction’ from Epstein files and rising cost for Americans

The president has placed the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control – but is already facing a backlash

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15 h. ago 'Beaten Oaks filly can gain compensation' – Jason Heavey's Wednesday tips

Daily Star Chief Tipster Jason Heavey says a filly who ran well in the Oaks at Epsom should win at Salisbury while he advises punters to look out for a couple of outsiders at Kempton

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15 h. ago Democrats call Trump’s DC police takeover ‘a distraction’ from Epstein files, tariffs and tax bill – live updates

Chuck Schumer called Trump’s decision to federalize the DC police and deploy national guard to the city ‘attempted distraction’ from ‘other scandals’Later on, we’ll hear from the Trump administration for the second day in a row. The president won’t make an appearance, but press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a White House briefing at 1pm ET.Defense secretary Pete Hegseth says he’s proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an archconservative network of Christian congregations.Pastor Doug Wilson, a CREC co-founder, leads Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, the network’s flagship location. Jovial and media-friendly, Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.Wilson told The Associated Press on Monday he was grateful Hegseth shared the video. He noted Hegseth’s post was labeled with Christ Church’s motto: “All of Christ for All of Life.” Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Ibiza Final Boss's incredible new life from £9million villa to Bonnie Blue tease

Jack Kay shot to fame when a clip of the distinctive raver dancing on the Spanish party island went viral - now the Ibiza Final Boss is in line to earn six figures

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19 h. ago Life and times of Ibiza Final Boss – girlfriend woe, criminal dad and truth behind hair

Jack Kay shot to fame after a video of him on the White Isle with a Lego-style haircut, chunky gold chain, huge shades and bulging shoulders went viral, sparking memes and jokes across the internet

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21 h. ago Trump live: Trump’s DC police takeover and National Guard deployment is ‘unsettling and unprecedented’, mayor says

The president spoke at a White House press conference on Monday and invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control

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21 h. ago DC's liberal residents slam Trump for 'overstepping' with takeover of their city... but admit crime is rampant as troops prepare to flood streets

Despite being up in arms after President Donald Trump 'overstepped' and federalized the local police on Monday, Washington, DC, residents do admit that crime is a problem.

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22 h. ago 'Horny bloke behaves like an animal on lads holidays – last year he slept with eight women'

JUST JANE: Today our agony aunt Jane O'Gorman is dealing with a new issue from a Daily Star reader who can't understand why her guy needs to sleep around

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23 h. ago Zooming right in: the vivid landscapes revealed in nanophotography – in pictures

Each year researchers at UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology mark National Science Week with a photography contest to see who can snap the best image. Here are some of this year’s entries Continue reading...

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24 h. ago DC Mayor says Trump’s police takeover and National Guard deployment is ‘unsettling and unprecedented’: Updates

The president spoke at a White House press conference on Monday and invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control

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25 h. ago DC Mayor says Trump’s police takeover and National Guard deployment is ‘unsettling and unprecedented’: Live

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control

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32 h. ago DC Mayor says Trump’s police takeover and National Guard deployment is ‘unsettling and unprecedented’: Live updates

Speaking at a White House press conference Monday, the president invoked section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, placing the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control

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33 h. ago Ibiza Final Boss in talks for hit reality TV show as interest is 'unprecedented'

Jack Kay found fame just weeks ago after he was papped partying on the Spanish island of Ibiza, but as the Geordie laps up the attention, bosses are eyeing him up for a huge show

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