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The 7
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🗓️ 14 August 2025
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Thursday, August 14. The seven stories you need to know today.
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| 0:00.0 | Get off our streets! Get off our streets! Get off our streets! |
| 0:06.1 | President Donald Trump threatened to extend his takeover of D.C. police. |
| 0:12.4 | That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post. |
| 0:16.0 | I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Thursday, August 14th. |
| 0:19.6 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:26.6 | Last night, agents from multiple federal agencies were seen roaming the streets of the nation's |
| 0:33.3 | capital. Among them were ICE agents who set up a checkpoint at a busy intersection. |
| 0:39.7 | Federal authorities stopped cars for seatbelt violations and broken taillights. |
| 0:45.4 | The checkpoint sparked an impromptu protest of nearly a hundred people who you heard at the top of |
| 0:51.0 | the show. They also chanted, go-home fascists. The show of force comes days |
| 0:57.0 | after President Trump deployed federal law enforcement and the National Guard to D.C. streets. |
| 1:03.5 | Trump says they are there to fight crime, even though violent crime is at 30-year lows in the district. |
| 1:10.3 | Federal agents have also been seen entering |
| 1:12.5 | homeless encampments and asking people if they have drugs or weapons. Trump has vowed to |
| 1:18.4 | immediately move encampment occupants out of the district. Officials yesterday said the overnight |
| 1:24.5 | federal law enforcement operation would soon become a 24-7 affair in D.C. |
| 1:30.3 | With an even bigger National Guard presence. |
| 1:33.6 | Trump also said he intends to ask Congress to allow him to maintain control of D.C. police beyond 30 days. |
| 1:42.0 | Our newsroom has been covering this story from every angle. |
| 1:46.2 | You can stay up to date with fast-moving developments |
| 1:48.8 | with a one-week pass to the Washington Post for just $7. |
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