Baltimore’s Billion-Dollar Plans to Reinvent Itself

The city’s population is growing, and homicide rates are at a 50-year low. Local officials are trying to seize on the momentum with redevelopment projects — but not without pushback.

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How More Railroads Could Cut Pollution and Lighten Traffic

The public would feel many benefits if rail companies grabbed business back from trucking, but doing so will be tough.

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Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Hamper Efforts to House the Homeless

President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing.

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Trump Administration Threatens Abrego Garcia With Deportation to El Salvador

A court had ruled that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia could not be sent back to his homeland, but now the administration sees a legal loophole.

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What We Know About Trump’s Crime and Immigration Crackdown Across the U.S.

The president has sent soldiers and federal agents to some cities, and promised to do the same in others, prompting lawsuits and stirring outrage among local leaders.

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Crime Gone in a Week? The Politics Behind Trump’s Federal Crackdown.

President Trump is using crime as a political weapon, proclaiming quick-fix solutions to deeply rooted challenges in cities led by Democrats.

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Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him

The move came only three days after he was freed from custody in the criminal case that was filed against him in Federal District Court in Nashville.

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After Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago, Democrats Push Back

President Trump said he was considering sending troops to cities like Chicago, New York and Baltimore. State and local leaders say they have crime under control.

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Judge Blocks Trump From Pulling Funding to 34 More ‘Sanctuary Cities’

The order expanded a previous one in April that barred the Trump administration from withholding federal funding to 16 cities and counties over their local laws.

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