Trump Federalizes D.C. PD, Eyes Black Cities; #47 Backs Jones; DHS ‘Speedway Slammer’; TX Map Fight
#RolandMartinUnfiltered
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🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 119 minutes
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8.11.2025 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Trump Seizes D.C. Police, 800 Guard Deployed; TX Dems Block Quorum; VA Axes 400K Union Contracts
Donald Trump has done something no president has ever done before.... Putting D.C.'s police force under federal control and sending in 800 National Guard troops. The mayor calls Trump's actions "unsettling and unprecedented." We'll talk with Markus Batchelor from People For the American Way about what this means for democracy and civil rights in the nation's capital.
Meanwhile, for a second straight week, more than 50 Texas House Democrats remain out of state, blocking Republicans from reaching the quorum needed to push through a controversial mid-decade redistricting plan. We'll bring you the latest on this high stakes political standoff and what it means for voting rights in Texas.
And in a sweeping move affecting hundreds of thousands of workers, the Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated union contracts for over 400,000 employees. We'll break down which unions are impacted and what this means for VA staff nationwide.
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