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Trump slams DC crime as ‘embarrassing’ as he preps for high-stakes Putin meeting

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President Donald Trump called the spiraling crime in Washington, D.C., «embarrassing» as he prepares for high-stakes meetings with foreign leaders, pointing directly to his highly anticipated Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
«This is an emergency,» Trump told the media during his press conference Monday morning announcing he is federalizing the. D.C. police force to curb crime in the city. «This is a tragic emergency. And it’s embarrassing for me to be up here.»
«You know, I’m going to see Putin. I’m going to Russia on Friday. I don’t like being up here talking about how unsafe and how dirty and disgusting this once beautiful capital was, with graffiti all over the walls,» he continued.
Trump is scheduled to meet with Putin in Alaska Friday, which is strategically located between D.C. and Moscow.
Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital Monday and announced the National Guard and hundreds of other law enforcement officials from various agencies will descend on the city to prevent further crimes.
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President Donald Trump held a press conference on Monday to discuss DC crime. (Getty Images)
«Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs and homeless people,» he said. «And we’re not going to let it happen anymore. We’re not going to take it.»
Washington, D.C.’s crime rate spiraled followed the national increase in violent crimes in 2020, when social justice protests and riots broke out in cities nationwide at the height of pandemic.
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The crime trends in the nation’s capital have ebbed and flowed in the subsequent years, including carjackings, shootings and murders spiking before Trump reclaimed the Oval Office in January. The city has been plagued by a handful of high-profile crimes in recent weeks, including the fatal shooting of a congressional intern in June, the fatal shooting of a pair of Israeli embassy staffers in May, and a brutal attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency staffer earlier in August.
Local Democrat leaders have slammed Trump over the move to federalize the police, including D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb arguing on X that there is no crime emergency, pointing to how violent crimes have fallen «26% so far this year.»

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
Trump’s press conference comes just days ahead of his planned meeting with Putin Friday in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.
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«I think we’ll have constructive conversations,» Trump said Monday, previewing the Friday meeting with Putin. «Then after that meeting — immediately, maybe as I’m flying out, maybe as I’m leaving the room — I’ll be calling the European leaders who I get along with very well. And, you know, I have a great relationship, I think, with all of them, and I get along with Zelenskyy. But, you know, I disagree with what he’s done very, very severely disagree. This is a war that should have never happened, wouldn’t have happened. But I’ll be speaking to Zelenskyy. The next meeting will be with Zelenskyy and Putin or Zelenskyy and Putin and me. I’ll be there if they need, but I want to have a meeting set up between the two leaders.»

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local police presence, as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, in the Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington D.C., U.S., August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (Reuters)
Trump said he will know if Putin is sincere about making aa deal to end the war within minutes of meeting with him. The president added that «land swapping» between the two nations will likely be part of the deal.
«We’re going to have a meeting with Vladimir Putin. And at the end of that meeting, probably in the first two minutes, I’ll know exactly whether or not a deal can be made,» he said.
«How do you know,» a reporter responded.
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«Because that’s what I do. I make deals,» Trump shot back before moving on to another question.
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Quién fue la verdadera Laura Ingalls: la historia real detrás de la exitosa serie

Una niña corre descalza por los campos de Minnesota. Lleva trenzas, una sonrisa franca y el nombre de Laura Ingalls. Desde su estreno en 1974, La familia Ingalls se convirtió en un fenómeno televisivo. La serie, basada en los libros de Laura Ingalls Wilder, marcó a generaciones con su mirada idealizada sobre la vida de los pioneros en el siglo XIX. Pero detrás del relato entrañable de la pantalla, existe una historia real mucho más compleja.
La figura central de la serie es Laura, interpretada por Melissa Gilbert. El personaje es una creación de la escritora Laura Ingalls Wilder, quien, en la década de 1930 y a los 75 años, comenzó a narrar en una serie de libros sus vivencias como niña pionera. El primero de ellos, La casa de la pradera, fue publicado en 1935 y se transformó en uno de los mayores éxitos editoriales del siglo XX.

En 1973, esta obra fue adaptada a la televisión bajo el título Little House on the Prairie. Un año después comenzó a emitirse por la cadena NBC con gran repercusión. La serie fue protagonizada por Michael Landon como Charles Ingalls y se extendió hasta 1983.

Según Caroline Fraser, autora de Incendios de la pradera: los sueños americanos de Laura Ingalls Wilder, la narrativa de los libros es “muy precisa, hasta cierto punto”. En una entrevista con Iowa Source en 2017, explicó que, si bien Wilder se basó en su infancia para escribir las novelas, introdujo numerosos cambios, tanto menores como sustanciales. Por ejemplo, en La pequeña casa en el gran bosque, Laura aparece con cinco años, aunque en realidad tenía tres cuando vivió allí.

Fraser indicó que Laura “omitió muchas cosas, a veces porque sentía que no eran apropiadas para niños”. En particular, evitó mostrar episodios que retrataran a sus padres de manera negativa. Mientras en la serie Charles Ingalls es un modelo de rectitud, la vida real estuvo marcada por problemas financieros, inestabilidad y decisiones poco acertadas, aspectos que Wilder decidió no incluir.
“La verdadera historia es mucho más compleja”, señaló Fraser. “Su vida real es aún más notable, en cierto modo, que la historia de sus libros, que terminó a los 18 años con su matrimonio”.
Wilder comenzó a escribir a los 40 años, cuando redactaba columnas para publicaciones locales en Mansfield, Missouri, donde residía. Su primer manuscrito, Pioneer Girl, fue escrito a los 60, impulsada por su hija Rose Wilder Lane, una periodista de renombre que colaboró estrechamente con ella en la elaboración de los libros.

“Rose fue una de las escritoras independientes más exitosas de la década de 1920. The Saturday Evening Post pagó una de sus historias por 30.000 dólares de la época, el equivalente a medio millón hoy”, detalló Glynnis MacNicol, creadora del pódcast Wilder de iHeartRadio.
Aunque madre e hija concebían los libros como novelas de ficción, Rose sostuvo públicamente que eran verídicos. En 2016, el historiador William Anderson reveló que Rose llegó a molestarse cuando él insinuó que los textos no reflejaban fielmente la realidad. El debate sobre la autoría y el grado de intervención de Rose continúa hasta hoy.
Laura falleció en febrero de 1957, apenas tres días antes de cumplir 90 años. Su hija Rose murió en 1968 y fue su heredero, Roger MacBride, quien vendió los derechos televisivos. La serie La familia Ingalls —título con el que se conoció en América Latina— se tomó importantes licencias respecto de los libros.
Mientras en los textos Laura y su familia se mudaban constantemente, la serie centró la narrativa en Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Ese segmento de la vida familiar fue narrado en el libro A orillas del arroyo Plum (1937). Allí aparecen personajes que luego serían emblemáticos en la pantalla, como Nellie Oleson (Alison Arngrim), figura inspirada en una combinación de compañeras de escuela de la autora.

La relación de Laura con Almanzo Wilder, interpretado por Dean Butler, también fue adaptada. En la ficción, se casan en la séptima temporada. En la vida real, Laura trabajó como maestra en Dakota del Sur y luego contrajo matrimonio con Almanzo, tal como relata en Estos felices años dorados. La saga concluyó con la publicación póstuma de Los primeros cuatro años.
Ahora, La familia Ingalls volverá a la pantalla con una nueva adaptación producida por Netflix. Esta versión buscará un enfoque más fiel al espíritu y contenido de los libros originales, pero con una puesta en escena actualizada.

El clásico encabezado por Michael Landon y Melissa Gilbert no solo definió la estética de una época televisiva, sino que ayudó a construir un imaginario colectivo sobre la vida rural estadounidense. Con esta nueva producción, la obra de Laura Ingalls Wilder perdura, pero también invita a mirar con mayor profundidad la historia real detrás del mito.
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GOP mocks Democrats with memo about wildly unpopular ‘Project 2026’ goals, Dems shoot back

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FIRST ON FOX: With an eye to next year’s Midterm Elections, the National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee (NRCC) is mocking its Democratic counterpart and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for advancing «wildly unpopular» policy proposals as part of their «Project 2026» goals.
In response, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is hitting back, accusing Republicans of «desperately attempting to distract from their failed leadership and refusal to get a single thing done for the American people.»
The NRCC released a memo on Tuesday morning in which it knocked Jeffries for failing to meet a self-imposed deadline to roll out a new vision for America with a Democratic-controlled House.
The Hill reported in April that Jeffries committed that «over these next 100 days, House Democrats are going to lay out a blueprint for a better America. And you will see a vision for this country’s future that isn’t about Donald Trump. It’s all about you.»
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, is joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for a press conference in Statuary Hall at the Capitol on Feb. 12. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr./File)
With those 100 days having already elapsed, the NRCC published a satirical memo titled «Project 2026,» in which they accused the Democrats of being out of step with the American people.
«Hakeem Jeffries promised a ‘Project 2026’ within 100 days of April 30th, and it’s been over 100 days. Democrats know their agenda is wildly unpopular, and their focus on these issues will cause them to lose yet again,» the NRCC said in a statement.
In the memo, the NRCC accuses the Democratic Party, «as directed by ‘Leader’ Jeffries and AOC,» of wanting to «move swiftly and unapologetically to return to Joe Biden’s America and implement the bold, transformational change our base demands.»
The memo lays out eight policy proposals they accuse Democrats of wanting to advance, ranging from «Bring Back Wasteful Government Spending and High Crime» to «Open Borders. Full Stop» to «Impeach President Trump. Again. And Again.»
VANCE WARNS OF ‘PENALTY’ FOR DEMS WHO OPPOSED THE ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL, BILL’ AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Policy ideas the NRCC charges Democrats with advancing range from the outlandish, such as «institute a federal ‘Carbon Lifestyle Tax’ on Americans who dare to own trucks, SUVs, or backyard grills, to ideas that have been pushed by the likes of New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani of launching «pilot programs for government-run grocery stores in ‘underserved’ neighborhoods.»
Under economic proposals, the memo charges Democrats of wanting to «expand bloated government programs and bankroll the Green New Deal» and reverse the tax cuts passed under President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the memo states Democrats want to «abolish ICE permanently,» «ban border wall construction and tear down existing barriers» and «provide taxpayer-funded healthcare, housing, and legal aid for every undocumented immigrant.»
The NRCC also takes a jab at Democrats for allegedly wanting to be «More Woke, Less Rational,» wanting to «mandate pronouns and DEI training in every school and workplace» and have «no more ads featuring Sydney Sweeney or Shane Gillis.»
Commenting on the memo, NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella told Fox News Digital, «This is the America Democrats want to build.»
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The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at dusk on a clear, spring day on May 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
«Higher taxes, open borders, skyrocketing gas prices, no more gas cars, crime in the streets, pronouns before commonsense, and no more freedom. House Republicans are the only thing standing between you and the nightmare of ‘Project 2026,’» said Marinella.
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In response, Viet Shelton, a spokesperson for the DCCC, shot back, commenting, «Big talk by the party who’s betrayed the middle-class so they can suck-up to their billionaire donors.»
«The Republican agenda is marked by rising costs, lost manufacturing jobs, a Big, Ugly Law that everyone hates, and a string of broken promises,» he said, adding, «A tidal wave of recent polling confirms their majority is rapidly slipping away.»
«It’s no wonder House Republicans are desperately attempting to distract from their failed leadership and refusal to get a single thing done for the American people.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Jeffries office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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