Democrats once had a chance to blunt a couple of the moves President Trump is making now, on redistricting and the takeover of the police force in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Back in the spring of 2021, when Democrats controlled the House and Senate, there were two measures that would have helped to protect against some of President Trump’s current moves.
President Trump’s extraordinary push to override local authority and militarize cities in Democratic-run states has prompted an unusually united response from state leaders.
Earlier this week Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois warned President Trump to keep the military out of Chicago and reminded his audience that of the 10 states with the highest homicide rates, eight are led by Republican governors.
Some have emerged as a front line against Trump’s push to grab more seats in Congress, putting the issue at the center of their party’s politics. Others are ceding the spotlight.
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