Axios.com | Homicide rates continued to decline in major U.S. cities — by more than 40% in some communities — during the first nine months of the year.

The Trump administration is using an imagined enemy—“antifa”—to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading US cities.

WSJ.com | Trump granted Changpeng Zhao a presidential pardon last week, likely paving the way for the world’s largest crypto-trading platform to return to the U.S., from where it was banned after the company pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating anti-money-laundering rules.

TheHill.com | If passed, these bills would centralize federal control over local justice, dilute accountability and leave D.C. residents with less recourse when powerful actors break the rules.

Washingtonian.com | This is about home rule. This is about democracy. This is about self-governance. What it ain’t about is safety.