Skip to content

thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

Multiple news sources at #1 place!

  • About us
  • Trusted sources
  • Democracy matters
  • Trump’s decisions

Home - Politics Matters - Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of Washington, DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

Posted in
  • Politics Matters

Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of Washington, DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

by The editor•7 August 2025•Posted inPolitics Matters

To ‘federalize’ DC, Trump needs Congress

The editor
More by The editor

You might also like

Stephen Colbert Explains To Trump Supporters That They’re In A Cult

DOGE Disaster: White House Press Secretary Crumbles When Asked For Fraud Proof

Navy Sailor Tried To Access And Presumably Leak Biden’s Medical Records

Post navigation

Previous Article Previous article:
Hochul turns on the sarcasm for Mike Lawler
Next Article Next article:
Can Trump invoke a federal takeover of Washington, DC? Experts say it’s possible, but not simple

The Atlantic

  • Mamdani Is the Foil Trump Wants

    Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.

  • This Could Be How the Shutdown Ends

    A closed government just cost nearly 42 million Americans their food assistance.

  • What’s a Scandal When Everything Is Outrageous?

    Trump’s ballroom blitz is blatantly corrupt. The fact that no one seems to care shows just how low the standards of behavior have fallen in Washington.

  • The Slow Death of Special Education

    The government has abandoned its commitment to an equitable education for all children—if it ever had one.

  • What If the Government Doesn’t Need to Be Shut Down?

    The reinterpretation of a 19th-century law could reopen it.

Talking Points Memo

  • In First Chance For Voters to React to Trump II, All Kinds of Democrats Steamrolled Republicans

    All kinds of Democrats won all kinds of races Tuesday night, as the party swept governors’ mansions, clinched the New...

  • Chasing the Dress Into the Viral Traffic Abyss

    Gawker Media’s Nolita office, where the blog conglomerate was located until the summer of 2015, was always dank and weird:...

  • What a Glorious Time for Criming in America

    The Purges: FBI Edition The MAGA feedback loop continues to decimate the senior career ranks of the FBI. A quick...

  • California Voters Approve Measure to Offset Damage of Trump’s Red-State Gerrymandering Blitz

    In the first substantial blow to the Trump administration’s redistricting power grab in red states across the country, California voters...

  • Voters Reject Republican Push for Voter ID and Restricted Vote by Mail in Maine

    On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about voter ID, that, if approved, would have restricted...

Fox News

  • Trump compares Dems to kamikaze pilots: 'They'll take down the country if they have to'

    The longest government shutdown in U.S. history reaches 36 days as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over healthcare provisions in funding bills.

  • As NYC elects socialist Mamdani, neighboring county doubles down on Trump-style leadership with Blakeman’s win

    Nassau County re-elects Trump-backed executive Bruce Blakeman while New York City chooses socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, amid stark political divide.

  • GOP lawmakers rally behind Trump's Venezuela strikes as critics question legality

    The U.N. condemns Trump’s Venezuela strikes as violations of international law as U.S. lawmakers clash over sovereignty and global legal standards.

  • The results are in: 2025's biggest winner and losers from the off-year elections

    The 2025 election cycle delivered Democratic victories in Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races while Republicans failed to gain ground in key state contests.

  • Maine voters defeat voter ID ballot initiative, approve 'red flag' gun restrictions

    Maine voters reject voter ID requirements while approving "red flag" gun restrictions in Tuesday's election, defeating Question 1 and passing Question 2 ballot measures.

The Hill

  • Maine Senate candidate Platner says 'no' to mourning Dick Cheney

    Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Tuesday said he would not mourn the loss of former Vice President Dick Cheney, citing qualms with the leader as a proponent of the Iraq War. “Usually when a former vice president passes, we all take some time to mourn. As a veteran of the Iraq war, I'm going...

  • Fox anchor on Democrats' Election Day domination: 'Prices are too high'

    Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum pointed to the cost of living and concerns about the economy as the driving factor that propelled Democrats to sweeping victories in Tuesday night's election. “This idea of affordability, which just basically means inflation, that prices are too high and that that’s a real sensitivity spot for people, is, I...

  • Youngkin blames GOP losses in Virginia on shutdown

    Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Wednesday blamed Republicans’ widespread election losses in the state on the recent government shutdown. “I firmly believe that the government shutdown was a very, very big challenge as we ran into this election,” Youngkin told reporters. “We have 330,000 government workers here that weren’t getting paid. That is a...

  • Will the justices give military contractors a free pass?

    On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hencely v. Fluor Corporation, a case that asks whether private military contractors can be held liable in state court for negligence and other violations of law, or whether they are immune from lawsuits brought by people they injure. Its outcome could signal how the current majority...

  • Newsom posts video of Democrats body-slamming GOP after election

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a victory lap on social media after Democrats swept in key races across the country on Tuesday. Newsom, the outspoken potential 2028 presidential contender, posted an AI-generated video of professional wrestlers battling each other in a ring, with cutouts of prominent political figures’ faces superimposed over the fighters’ bodies....

Categories

  • Adventure
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy
  • BBC US politics
  • Beauty
  • CNN
  • Democracy matters – defending democracy
  • Fashion
  • Featured articles
  • FiveThirtyEight
  • Food
  • Fox news
  • Just security
  • Movie Stuff
  • NPR
  • Painters Matter
  • Politico
  • Politics Matters
  • Real Clear Politics
  • Talking Points Memo
  • The Atlantic
  • The Guardian
  • The Hill
  • Travel

  • About us
  • Trusted sources
  • Democracy matters
  • Trump’s decisions

Find Us

This is a good place to read all your sources at just one stop.

Address
123 Main Street
New York, NY 10001

Hours
Monday–Friday: 5:00AM–5:00PM
Saturday & Sunday: Only urgent matters

The abouve looks good so I left it there, like I would be running a regular physical operation as well ,-)

You can reach me at editor@thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

The Guardian

  • ‘Not sure it was good for anybody’: Trump reacts to Democrats’ sweep of key races on election night – live

    US president hosts Republicans morning after Democrats pick up major wins in elections for New York City mayor, Virginia governor and New Jersey governor‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech laying out plan of actionShare your views on the New York resultHere’s a look at some of the pictures from New York, as Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of the city.In a short while, we’ll hear from Donald Trump when he hosts a breakfast with Republican senators at the White House. As we noted earlier, the president had choice words about Mamdani’s victory in New York, and other Democratic wins across the country – including the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. Continue reading...

  • US supreme court grills Trump administration over legality of tariffs

    Justices express skepticism over the law Trump used to impose steep duties on nearly every US trading partnerUS politics – live updatesThe Trump administration faced tough questions at the US supreme court over the legality of its sweeping global tariff regime, as justices expressed skepticism over the law it used to slap steep duties on almost every US trading partner.Justices started to hear oral arguments this morning on tariffs at the heart of the president’s policy platform, a crucial legal test of his controversial economic strategy – and power. Continue reading...

  • Zohran Mamdani victory shows how to defeat rightwing populism, says UK MP

    Labour’s Luke Charters and Sadiq Khan hail result while Israeli minister warns New York ‘walking into the abyss’Liberal politicians outside the US have watched Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York mayor with interest, with some saying it offers lessons in how to combat the rise of rightwing populism around the world.The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, congratulated his US contemporary. “New Yorkers faced a clear choice, between hope and fear, and just like we’ve seen in London, hope won,” he wrote. Continue reading...

  • Democrats set historic records on election night. Here are six of the firsts they accomplished

    From Virginia’s first female governor to New York’s first Muslim mayor, Tuesday’s elections secured trailblazing winsUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic sweeps across the US in elections on Tuesday marked a number of record-breaking firsts, including the first woman elected to several prominent positions and the first Muslim mayor of New York.Here’s a look at some of the trailblazing firsts: Continue reading...

  • Usha Vance hasn't fully Maga-fied herself yet. Is she having moments of doubt? | Arwa Mahdawi

    The second lady is no victim – she has been a major force in JD’s meteoric rise. But as a former Democrat, what does she really think of the political world she’s landed in?Usha Vance is a very clever woman with terrible taste in men. The Yale and Cambridge-educated lawyer quit her job at a prestigious DC firm the same day her husband was picked to be Donald Trump’s running mate. She trailed after him on the campaign trail, smiling for the cameras. A former Democrat, she aligned herself with Trump, a man her husband once called “America’s Hitler”.In exchange for her loyalty, the second lady now has a taxpayer-funded mansion, regular trips in a private jet, and a husband who acknowledges white supremacist attacks on her – saying “Don’t attack my wife” – but has failed to condemn them head on. Speaking during an event at the University of Mississippi last Wednesday, the vice-president said that he hoped his wife, raised in a Hindu household, would convert to Christianity. JD, by the way, used to be an atheist, then converted to Catholicism in 2019, saying he “really liked that the Catholic church was just really old”.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

Politico

    NPR

    • 5 takeaways from the 2025 elections. And, the shutdown now the longest in U.S. history

      The 2025 elections were good to Democrats with wins in several major races, including governor's races in two states. And, the ongoing government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history.

    • Democrats sweep key races across the country

      Democrats celebrated major victories in key races across the country Tuesday night, winning gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as New York City's closely watched mayoral race.

    • Analyst Larry Sabato talks about Tuesday's election results and what they mean

      NPR's Leila Fadel discusses the issues and influences that defined Tuesday's election wins and losses with University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato.

    • Abigail Spanberger, Virginia's first woman governor, talks about Tuesday's win

      Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor, defeating her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. She joins NPR to talk about becoming Virginia's first woman governor.

    • Rep. Mikie Sherrill talks about becoming New Jersey's next governor

      Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey's next governor, defeating a Trump-backed Republican challenger Tuesday. NPR speaks to her about the win.

    Five Thirty Eight

    • What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

      Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration

    • The Second GOP Debate Could Be Smaller, With Or Without Trump

      The second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one

    • The Senate Is Losing One Of Its Few Remaining Moderate Republicans

      On Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a

    • Why ‘Bidenomics’ Isn’t Working For Biden

      Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same

    • Why Biden Is Losing Support Among Voters Of Color

      Among the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll

    Painte

    Paul Klee

    Paul Klee

    24 April 202330 December 2024
    Michael Parkes

    Michael Parkes

    24 April 202312 July 2025
    Wassily Kandinsky, 1903, The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter)

    Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky

    20 December 202012 July 2025
    Copyright © 2025 thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org.
    Powered by WordPress and HybridMag.
    • About us
    • Trusted sources
    • Democracy matters
    • Trump’s decisions

    thatsthewaythecookiecrumbles.org

    Multiple news sources at #1 place!

    • About us
    • Trusted sources
    • Democracy matters
    • Trump’s decisions

    bladibla

    Scroll Up