President Trump has long railed about crime in blue cities. Now he’s effectively put himself in charge of policing one of them. Read full article

Republicans have seized on the case of Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an immigrant from El Salvador, to justify harsher immigration policies. Read full article

The numbers reflect the significant effort the Trump administration has put into its escalating immigration crackdown. Read full article

President Trump set a low bar for his summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, saying he was ready to walk away if no deal was forthcoming. Read full article

The National Guard troops who will move into Washington, D.C., will not perform law enforcement tasks but may be able to detain people temporarily, officials said. Read full article

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, seemed resigned to President Trump’s announced takeover of local police, telling reporters that the city’s home rule charter gave him the right to do so. Read full article

President Trump is deploying the National Guard to the streets of an American city for the second time this year, but the Guard has been used by other leaders, too. Read full article

Millions of people could lose access to federal food aid or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s latest analysis of President Trump’s marquee legislation. Read full article