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Hundreds of juveniles fight, cause mayhem a DC crime hotspot, Guard, Federal Task Force respond

Police said the group, which increased in size “to several hundred juveniles” at about 8 p. m., was initially peaceful Over 100 juveniles on Halloween night in Washington, D. C., fought and caused mayhem in one of the city’s most notorious problem zones for such behavior, according to a news report Saturday. A video that captured chaos appears to show National Guard members chasing after young people in the Navy Yard neighborhood, where this summer similar situations resulted, at least in part, in President Trump sending National Guard members to the nation’s capital. The D. C. Metropolitan Police Department, the city’s police department, reportedly responded.

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Murphy: Trump trying to transition US to ‘something much closer to a totalitarian state’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he thinks President Trump is trying to transition the country into “something much closer to a totalitarian state.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the outspoken Trump critic expressed concern that the ongoing government shutdown allows Trump to exercise more “king-like powers” and make decisions that should…