Trump Plans to Deploy the National Guard to D.C.

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🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Aug. 11. Speaking from the White House this morning, the president compared the homicide rate in Washington with capitals around the world and said he would also put D.C. police under federal control. Plus, 50% tariffs on aluminum imports went into effect in June, and beverage, auto and manufacturing companies are hurting. Ryan Dezember, who covers commodities for the Journal, discusses how the U.S. aluminum industry’s answer to boosting the domestic supply of aluminum might currently be in your recycling bin. And Ford Motor has announced a $2 billion investment in a Louisville, Kentucky factory to build high-tech, affordable electric vehicles. WSJ reporter Sharon Terlep discusses how that might help the company take on the makers of cheap Chinese electric vehicles. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	DC politicians want to enact harmful credit card mandates that could take away your cash back and rewards points.
0:08.0	Perks that stretch your budget and make life a little easier.
0:12.1	Losing these benefits means less money for your family's everyday essentials like gas and groceries.
0:18.0	The perks you rely on could disappear, leaving you with higher costs and fewer
0:22.1	options. Tell Congress to guard your card and oppose the Durban Marshall credit card mandates.
0:28.4	Paid for by Electronic Payments Coalition.
0:33.4	President Trump plans to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and take over the city's police department.
0:40.0	Plus, how recycling your beer can may help keep auto prices down and beat aluminum tariffs.
0:45.8	If we started recycling, like, all those cans we throw away, the industry folks think that we could reduce imports by 25 to 50%.
0:55.0	And at least one person has been killed and dozens injured after an explosion at a U.S. steel plant in Pennsylvania.
1:02.0	It's Monday, August 11th.
1:04.0	I'm Alex Oso-Left for The Wall Street Journal.
1:07.0	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:16.4	President Trump said today that he would deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.,
1:21.0	and placed the city's police department under federal control,
1:24.6	launching an unprecedented effort to take charge of the nation's capital.
1:28.6	During a news conference at the White House, where he was flanked by Defense Secretary Pete
1:32.3	Hankseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and other senior administration officials,
1:37.0	the president compared the homicide rate in Washington with capitals around the world,
1:41.0	including Bogota, Columbia.
1:42.8	I'm announcing a historic action to rescue our nation's capital from crime, bloodjet,
1:49.6	bedlam, and squalor, and worse. This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we're going to take our
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