ICC arrest warrant for Putin limits where Trump summit could take place – as it happened

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• Trump could meet Putin for Ukraine war talks as soon as next week'

In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president said he would federalize" the city if local authorities failed to address crime, specifically calling for minors as young as 14 to be prosecuted as adults.

Trump's threat could theoretically take several forms. The constitution grants Congress broad authority over the federal district, though completely suspending local governance would likely require congressional legislation. Trump could also deploy federal law enforcement or national guard troops under executive authority, as he did during 2020 protests when federal forces cleared Lafayette Square outside the White House over local officials' objections.

Politically embattled Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, wants the Republicans to pay, as EXTORTION, TWO BILLION DOLLARS in order for the Radical Left Democrats to approve the hundreds of Trump Appointments who have been waiting for months, and are raring' to go. This has never happened before. There has never, in U.S. history, been such a delay.