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podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiyvone. President Trump today announced

plans to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops on the streets of the nation's capital to fight

crime and in general, as he sees it, clean up the

city of Washington. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling Trump's move to federalize the city's

police force unprecedented. Trump's citing crime for the move, although crime rates have been on the

decline in the nation's capital in recent years. And PR's Matt Blitz has more. Bowser says that the president is mischaracterizing D.C. is dangerous and notes the city has

successfully worked to bring down crime since a 2023 spike. However, she says D.C.'s limited rights

gives the federal government the ability to intrude on the city's autonomy in many different

ways, including deploying the National Guard and

controlling its police force. While this action today is unsettling and unprecedented, I can't say

that given some of the rhetoric of the past, that we're totally surprised.

Bowser says she and D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will cooperate with their federal partners as much as possible. For NPR News, I'm Matt Blitz.

A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects the poorest Americans will take a financial hit as a result of President Trump's tax and spending law.

As NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports,

wealthier households are expected to get a boost in financial resources.

The report projects the poorest 10% of households would lose an average of $1,000 in resources per year,

the equivalent of 3.1% of their income.

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