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FOX FIRST: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is blasting Minnesota officials after the state’s Board of Pardons unanimously voted to pardon a Laotian national with multiple assault convictions — a move DHS warned could block his long-standing deportation order.Xayasounethone Chandee, an illegal immigrant from Laos, was convicted of assault in 1992. Following the jury’s decision, an immigration judge issued Chandee a final order of removal in 1995.Despite the order, Chandee was not deported and was convicted again in 2008 of two felony counts of aggravated assault with a weapon. DHS said the Minnesota Board of Pardons’ decision to pardon Chandee could now thwart his removal from the U.S.ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH 24 CONVICTIONS AMONG ‘WORST OF THE WORST’ ARRESTED IN MINNESOTA ICE OPERATION: DHS”The Minnesota Board of Pardons’ unanimous decision pardoning an illegal alien convicted of three violent assaults is absolute INSANITY,” DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. “Chandee lost his green card following his convictions for aggravated assault with a weapon. Following his criminal convictions, he was placed in removal proceedings and issued a final order of removal by a judge.””Minnesota’s sanctuary politicians’ pardon took away this violent thug’s qualifying convictions that made him removable from the U.S.,” she continued.Chandee entered the country as a legal permanent resident when he was a minor. However, visas and green cards can be revoked when a holder breaks the law.”It is a privilege to be granted a visa or green card to live in the United States of America,” DHS wrote in a statement. “When you break our laws, that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country.” 

As President Donald Trump signals progress toward a possible agreement with Iran, Israeli officials and analysts increasingly are outlining what Jerusalem believes any deal must include to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its military and regional power.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel and the United States remain in “full coordination” as negotiations continue.”We share common objectives, and the most important objective is the removal of the enriched material from Iran, all the enriched material, and the dismantling of Iran’s enrichment capabilities,” Netanyahu said at the opening of a security cabinet meeting.US AND IRAN CLASH OVER URANIUM ENRICHMENT AS NUCLEAR TALKS RESUME IN ROME”We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday. At the same time, Trump warned that if negotiations fail, “we’ll have to go a big step further.”For Israel, the question is not simply whether the war ends, but whether Iran emerges from negotiations weakened or repositioned to rebuild. Israeli officials fear a weak agreement could allow Tehran to preserve strategic capabilities, regain economic breathing room and eventually restore the regional network of armed groups that threatened Israel before the war. Jerusalem is also seeking guarantees that any future deal preserves military leverage and freedom of action if Iran violates its commitments.Against that backdrop, Israeli analysts say Jerusalem’s red lines focus on four core areas: dismantling Iran’s enrichment infrastructure, restricting its ballistic missile program, preventing Tehran from rebuilding Hezbollah and Hamas, and ensuring the regime does not gain political legitimacy or strategic relief from the negotiations.On the nuclear issue, former Israeli National Security Advisor Yaakov Amidror said Israel’s position remains uncompromising.”Weaponized uranium must leave Iran,” Amidror said. “The Iranians must not be allowed to enrich uranium.”Israeli journalist and commentator Nadav Eyal agreed, adding that Israel is seeking a much stricter framework than previous agreements. “Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment for as long as possible and for the enriched material to leave Iran,” Eyal said, adding that Jerusalem is looking for “an arms control agreement that would be extensive and robust.”Avner Golov, vice president of the Mind Israel think tank, told Fox News Digital that Israel also wants Iran’s underground nuclear infrastructure dismantled entirely. “In the nuclear arena, what matters is the removal of the enriched material, the destruction of the underground facilities including those still being built and a prohibition on new sites,” Golov said.Golov also warned against “sunset clauses” that would allow restrictions to expire after several years. “There must be an agreement without sunsets,” he said, calling for “unprecedented monitoring and supervision, anywhere, under any conditions and not dependent on Iranian approval.”Jonathan Ruhe, Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) Fellow for American Strategy, told Fox News Digital that, “Ultimately the United States and Israel should have strongly similar redlines for an acceptable deal,” he said, including “shutting down Iran’s nuclear weapons program completely, permanently, and verifiably.”Ruhe said that goes beyond Iran handing over highly enriched uranium and includes shutting down remaining enrichment-related facilities at Pickaxe and Isfahan.UN’S ATOMIC AGENCY’S IRAN POLICY GETS MIXED REVIEWS FROM EXPERTS AFTER US-ISRAEL ‘OBLITERATE’ NUCLEAR SITESAlongside the nuclear issue, Israeli analysts say Iran’s ballistic missile program has become equally central to Israel’s security concerns.”One of the key questions is whether there will be any sort of limitation on the ballistic missile program of the Iranians,” Eyal said. “Israel sees this as no less of an existential threat than the nuclear issue.”Amidror warned that without missile restrictions, the threat could eventually extend beyond Israel and Europe. “If there are no restrictions on the missile program, then missiles that today can reach half of Europe will, within five to ten years, be able to reach the United States,” he warned.Golov argued that a nuclear-only agreement would leave Iran free to rebuild a missile shield protecting a future nuclear breakout. “A deal that focuses only on the nuclear program would allow the Iranians to produce thousands of missiles and create a protective shield around their nuclear program.”Ruhe similarly said limiting Iran’s missile arsenal must include preventing Iran from rebuilding production capabilities damaged during the war.IRAN DRAWS MISSILE RED LINE AS ANALYSTS WARN TEHRAN IS STALLING US TALKSAnother major Israeli concern is that sanctions relief or renewed trade could funnel money back to Iran’s regional proxies.”Israel is demanding that the Islamic Republic isolate itself from involvement with Lebanon and Gaza and stop supporting armed groups that operate against Israel,” Eyal said.”For Israel, it is a material issue that the money injected into Iran will not be used to rebuild the proxies in the region,” he added.Amidror said Iran’s ability to support Hezbollah and Hamas has already been weakened by the collapse of regional supply routes. “The Iranians cannot effectively support the proxies because there is no longer a land bridge from Iran to Syria,” he said, but warned that if negotiations leave the impression that Washington backed down, Iran’s regional proxies could emerge stronger even after the war.He said that if negotiations leave the impression that Washington backed down, Iran’s regional proxies could emerge stronger even after the war.Jonathan Ruhe similarly argued that Israel wants to avoid any agreement that restores legitimacy to the Iranian regime without fundamentally weakening it.”Avoiding anything that legitimates Iran’s regime and abandons the Iranian people” is critical, Ruhe said, including “giving guarantees against future attacks or compensating Tehran for wartime damages.”Ruhe warned that for Israel, a “bad deal” is ultimately any agreement that restrains Israel’s future freedom of action against Iran and its proxies.”This is one big reason Iran wants to ensnare the Trump administration in open-ended negotiations that sideline military options and create daylight between Washington and Jerusalem,” Ruhe said.

President Trump on Wednesday held a surprise meeting in the Oval Office with UFC fighters ahead of the June UFC America250 fight at the White House.
UFC Freedom 250 will be hosted on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14, 2026 to celebrate 250 years of the US.
“Be Part of History UFC Freedom 250 celebrates the 250th birthday of the United States with a once-in-a-generation tribute to the American fighting spirit,” the UFC said in a press release.
“From the Revolution to the Octagon, this unforgettable event will unite generations through powerful storytelling and elite competition on the world’s greatest proving ground,” the UFC said.
President Trump praised the UFC fighters as warriors.
“These are the toughest people. These are the greatest fighters in the world. They’re all champions. And they’ll be fighting against very tough people also,” Trump said as he was flanked by the UFC fighters.
The president took questions from reporters after he unveiled the America250 octagon setup.
“You’re facing an opponent right now in Iran that has refused to submit. You seem optimistic announcing you may be closer to a deal – but what’s different now?” a reporter asked Trump about his latest decision to pause Project Freedom.
“Well, why do you say they refused to submit? You don’t know that! You don’t know what’s going on behind closed doors,” Trump said.
The reporter tried to interject: “They were firing on US troops a few days ago…”
“Yeah, a few days ago is a long time ago. You know, in the world of war, a few days ago, no, they want to make a deal badly. And we’ll see if we get there,” Trump said.
“If we get there, they can’t have nuclear weapons. You know, it’s very simple. But what’s not to submit? So they had a Navy with one hundred and fifty nine ships and now every ship is blown to pieces and lying at the bottom of the water,” Trump added.
“They had an air force, lots of planes, and they don’t have any planes. They don’t have any anti aircraft. They don’t have any radar left,” the president said.
“Their missiles are mostly decimated. They have some. They have probably 18, 19 percent, but not a lot by comparison to what they had,” he said.
“And their leaders are all dead. So I think we won. Now it’s only a question of, look, if we left right now around, it would take them 20 years to rebuild!” Trump said. “We’re in good shape.”
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DC Police Officials Disciplined Over Allegations Of Manipulating Crime Data

Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,

Multiple high-ranking officials in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are facing termination in connection with allegations about how they handled and possibly manipulated crime statistics in the district.

Breitbart reports that three MPD officials told The Washington Post that “multiple high-ranking” officials—all captains or above, all in leadership—were given “papers saying the department intends to fire them.”

According to a DC Police Union press release, the anticipated terminations are directly related to an investigation into allegations that the officials engaged in direct manipulation of crime data to minimize the level of crime in DC.

The union, which represents 3,000 MPD officers, welcomed the decision to terminate the officials, saying, “These actions, tied directly to the department’s completed Internal Affairs investigation into the deliberate manipulation of crime data, mark a long-overdue step toward justice and the restoration of integrity with MPD.”

The Washington Post reports, “The District has reported a decline in overall crime in recent years after a historic spike in 2023. But some in D.C. police circles have long complained that certain managers routinely reduced the severity of crime classifications to make their police districts appear safer or avoid criticism from top department brass.”

In some districts, armed home invasions were written down as “trespassing” instead, dropping a vioIent felony to a low-level misdemeanor, in order to manipulate the crime stats.

The 13 individuals who were served termination papers have not been fired yet as they are entitled to due process under the department’s general orders.

Interim MPD Chief Jeffrey Carroll said, “The administrative process must be allowed to take its course, and that process is outlined in our MPD general orders.”

Carroll added, “Let me be clear, we have made meaningful progress over the last three years in reducing crime. Homicides, shootings and carjackings have fallen steadily since 2023.”

NBC 4 reports that three of the high-level officials worked very closely with former Chief Pamela Smith, including her second-in-command and at least one assistant chief who oversaw patrol in half of DC.

Tyler Durden
Wed, 05/06/2026 – 16:20

Reactivation project will help power millions of homes.
While the United Kingdom continues to be fixated in their ‘net-zero’ lunacy, Norway is set to revive three gas fields in the North Sea.
Norwegians go ‘drill, baby, drill’, reopening the fields for the first time in three decades, as Norway tries to meet growing export demand from Germany and the UK.

Norway is reopening gas fields in the North Sea after almost 30 years.
The Norwegian’s will be selling us this gas.
We could drill for gas, in the same sea.
Is this the smart approach? pic.twitter.com/tYWTA3AU6w
— Looking for Growth (@lfg_uk) May 6, 2026

The Telegraph reported:
“Steinar Våge, the European president of ConocoPhillips, the hydrocarbon company behind the reactivation, said the three fields would produce about 19 billion cubic meters of gas. That is equivalent to powering up to three million homes in the UK.
‘By utilizing existing infrastructure, we can produce substantial resources at low cost, and strengthen gas exports to Europe’, he said.”

Norway approves the re-development of three North Sea oil-and-gas fields that were closed ~30 years ago.
After redeveloping, the fields will pump gas and light oil. The gas will be sent to Germany and the light oil to (irony of the ironies) the UK. https://t.co/Kdnv7RgxGP
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) May 6, 2026

“Norway’s push to ramp up oil and gas exploration represents a marked difference to what is happening in the UK, where about 180 of its 280 fields are set to close by 2030. In the last 12 months, Britain spent £20bn buying oil and gas from Norway and that reliance is only set to grow further.”

‘Norway are still continuing to exploit their reserves, what are we doing? We’re importing gas from Norway!’
Writer Ross Clark explains why the Government is wrong to restrict new licences for the extraction of oil and gas in the North Sea, in a bid to push green energy. pic.twitter.com/rLHQSPY5js
— GB News (@GBNEWS) March 5, 2026

“The three gasfields to be reactivated – Albuskjell, Vest Ekofisk and Tommeliten Gamma – lie off southern Norway, near the giant Ekofisk reserve. They were shut down in 1998, but new technology means the estimated 19 billion cubic metres of gas they are thought to hold has now become accessible. They are scheduled to reopen in 2028 and operate for up to 20 years.”

On Tuesday, the #Norwegian Govt announced new exploration acreage under the APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) scheme to further develop our petroleum sector.
À total of 70 new blocks have been put out to tender across the North/Norwegian/Barents Seas. Of these, 38 are located… pic.twitter.com/7cZ4Vo8qEn
— Mr Pål Christiansen (@TheNorskaPaul) May 6, 2026

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U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash.
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has confessed on video to working with other nations to try to arrange oil deliveries in Cuba in open defiance of President Donald Trump’s embargo, an embargo he is entitled to set as the chief officer for America’s foreign relations.
Jayapal, a member of the far-left “Squad” in Congress intent on turning America socialist with all of that ideology’s problems, made her remarks at a town hall speaking event just days ago.

Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal admits that she is communicating with foreign countries to supply Cuba with oil, despite ongoing U.S. sanctions to limit oil imports.
Seems a little like treason to me.pic.twitter.com/P6RklUuOnf
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 6, 2026

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) admits on tape that she is conspiring against the US to bring oil tankers into Cuba
That’s a federal felony pic.twitter.com/jra4WiYuiV
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 6, 2026

She confirmed, “I was in conversations with the ambassadors from Mexico and some other places, and I know other countries in Latin America are trying to figure out how to get oil there.”
“It is a crisis beyond imagination,” she added.
She said to her knowledge Russia also is intending to send another tanker to Cuba.
The Post Millennial said, “The congresswoman equated the sanctions to an ‘economic bombing of the infrastructure of Cuba,’ stating her opinion that ‘it is illegal’ and ‘against international law.’”

The report, however, pointed out that as a member of the U.S. House, her sworn allegiance is to U.S. law, not international law.
Trump’s executive order regarding Cuba dates back to January, when his order announced tariffs on “goods from countries that sell or otherwise provide oil to Cuba.”
Trump a year ago issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum to ensure the “engagement between the United States and Cuba advances the interests of the United States and the Cuban people.”

UFC Freedom 250 is fast approaching after nearly a year of planning, and President Donald Trump gave fans a first look at renderings of what the octagon will look like on the South Lawn.Trump had the fighters for the co-main events behind him in the Oval Office on Wednesday – Alex Pereira will fight Cyril Gane, while Justin Gaethje will go up against Ilia Topuria.While hosting the fighters, Trump showed pictures of what the event will look like, with the White House smack dab in the background and 4,000 up-close seats surrounding the octagon.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThere will also be a makeshift arch covering the fighters that will be lit up.I’m a big sports fan – there are no people tougher in sports than the people behind me. These are the toughest. I know them all,” Trump said in the Oval Office.Trump said that the “big fight” will be the “greatest show on earth.” He also said that upwards of 100,000 people will be able to watch the fights in Washington, D.C. with eight large screens near the White House.DANA WHITE REVEALS WILD DETAIL ABOUT UFC WHITE HOUSE FIGHTS, ‘BEST THING ABOUT BEING FRIENDS’ WITH TRUMP”What an unbelievable honor… To have a president that’s willing to go against an upstream and against the norms is truly special. That’s why you got my vote. And, it’s why we’re such a great nation right now compared to where we were,” Gaethje said.Gaethje also credited Trump for UFC’s popularity today, saying they’d be “10 years behind” if it wasn’t for Trump’s support in the early 90s while UFC was struggling to be a mainstay due to its violent nature.Trump announced the event on July 3 last year, and UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the event the following month. It was announced in October that the event would take place on June 14, Trump’s 80th birthday as well as Flag Day.The event is part of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and an IndyCar race will also take place this summer as part of the America250 celebration.Michael Chandler will fight Mauricio Ruffy, and other fighters on the card include Bo Nickal and Sean O’Malley.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagán crumpled to the ground with an injury after throwing just one pitch on Tuesday.Pagán was pitching during the bottom of the ninth inning of the Reds’ 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Pagan threw an 87 mph cutter to second baseman Nico Hoerner and immediately began hopping off the mound while grabbing the back of his left leg.He took another couple of awkward hops before falling to the ground and immediately grabbing his left hamstring with both hands. He was eventually helped back to his feet by trainers but was unable to put any weight on the leg and was eventually carted off the field.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”He is such an integral part of what we do,” Reds manager Terry Francona said. “He’s struggling right now, and we’ve got to be there for him.”Reds reliever Jose Franco replaced Pagan and walked Hoerner but ultimately got out of the inning unscathed, sending the game to extra innings at 2-2 before they eventually lost in the 10th inning.Pagan had an issue with that same hamstring on the final pitch of the Reds’ 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants last month but said it wasn’t as serious as he feared the next day.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!Francona said Pagan hadn’t felt the hamstring issue since then.”I just went and saw him,” Francona said. “He said he hadn’t felt it. He said he warmed up fine. He goes, ‘I would never do that.’ I believe him.”Pagán was a huge part of the Reds’ success last season, as in 70 games he recorded 32 saves with a 2.88 ERA. This season has been more of a struggle for the 34-year-old.In 15 games, Pagan has a 6.43 ERA with six saves and three blown saves.The Reds (20-16) will look to notch their first win of their four-game series against the Cubs (24-12) on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

Brian Kilmeade sat down with experts to dissect a growing online phenomenon that has captured the attention of young men across the country.Known as “looksmaxxing,” this trend involves a quest for sharper physical features and increased confidence, often categorized into two distinct paths: “softmaxxing” and “hardmaxxing.”While the movement promises self-improvement, the segment revealed deeper concerns regarding safety and the psychological motivations driving these young “looksmaxxers.”DOCTORS WARN OF ‘LOOKSMAXXING’ DANGERS AFTER INFLUENCER’S LIVESTREAM EMERGENCYKilmeade opened the discussion by describing the trend as a quest for young men to “surpass genetic potential.” He noted that the methods vary wildly, ranging from “elaborate skin care routines” to extreme physical interventions.Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Claire Wolinsky said the trend has been gaining momentum for at least a year, highlighting popular techniques like “mewing,” where young men attempt to reshape their jawlines through specific tongue positioning.The New York-based expert was quick to debunk the effectiveness of such methods, stating that they are “clearly not science-based at all.”WHAT IS BUTT MICRONEEDLING? BEHIND THE ‘DESPERATE’ PROCEDURE KELLY RIPA TRIEDThe shift toward male-centric beauty standards appears to be heavily influenced by the digital landscape, according to Wolinsky, who observed that “social media is pushing this way.” Many young people have become suspicious of traditional medical advice, she added.Instead, she said, they “look online for their information, and they look at attractive peers to see what they’re doing, and they want to look like them.”This digital influence has created a vacuum where influencers dictate health and grooming standards for a generation of men instead of physicians, Wolinsky noted.Family therapist Tom Kersting shared concerns about the underlying mental health of those participating in the movement.The New Jersey-based expert questioned whether these young men are acting out of “narcissistic behavior” or if they are in “search of some form of external gratification from strangers online.”IV THERAPY AND SUPPLEMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY AS EXPERTS WARN OF POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTSKersting emphasized that true self-worth cannot be measured by digital metrics, adding that “self-esteem is how I feel about myself. It has nothing to do with how many likes, followers or thumbs-up that I get from the outside world.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTERWhile the experts acknowledged that some aspects of the trend are benign, the line between self-care and self-harm is becoming increasingly blurred.Wolinsky pointed out that taking care of your skin or sleeping well can be beneficial.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIESIn contrast, she expressed alarm over “hardmaxxing” behaviors, which include taking steroids and supplements or seeking plastic surgery at a young age. These practices, she noted, “concern me as a mom and also as a physician.”The conversation shifted to “bone smashing,” a practice where individuals purportedly use physical objects to alter their facial structure.Wolinsky clarified the danger of such actions, explaining that “they’re apparently taking hammers or physical objects and hurting themselves.””There’s no way that by destroying a bone, it gets thicker or better, or your jawline’s going to look improved,” she said.TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZKersting suggested that the rise of looksmaxxing may be a symptom of a broader societal crisis facing young males who feel “pushed aside and forgotten about.”As young men struggle to find their identity, he said, they may turn to the internet for guidance.”The people that are influencing them … these social media influencers … don’t really have anything very influential to offer.”

President Donald Trump warned nearly a year ago that the District of Columbia may have been reporting “fake crime numbers” when he deployed the National Guard to the nation’s capital.Now, the Metropolitan Police Department is embroiled in scandal, as 13 officers have been placed on leave, with some already undergoing termination, according to MPD Interim Chief Jeffrey Carroll, as an ongoing probe into alleged manipulation of statistics unfolds.”Our Internal Affairs Bureau has completed an investigation into crime reporting,” Carroll said. The MPD did not immediately respond to a Tuesday request for comment. “This investigation was reported — it was referred to us earlier this year from the United States Attorney’s Office.”Senior officials, including an assistant chief and district commander, are among those being scrutinized, according to reports.DC POLICE ACCUSED OF MANIPULATING CRIME STATS AS FEDERAL PROBE FINDS THOUSANDS OF MISCLASSIFIED CASESTrump received heavy blowback from District officials and Democratic lawmakers for dispatching the Guard to the area after declaring on Truth Social that “DC gave fake crime numbers in order to create a false illusion of safety.”Trump claimed that until the Guard arrived, Washington was the least safe city in the U.S. “and perhaps the world.”Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for further comment, while House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer took credit for the developments leading up to the suspensions.”These terminations are a direct result of the Oversight Committee’s work exposing dangerous efforts by DC Police leaders to artificially lower crime rates,” Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement.Meanwhile, several Democrats, including those in the District, have lambasted Trump for his actions.Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., slammed the White House in August, saying the president’s use of federal law enforcement within her city is a “disproportionate overreaction” and “offensive.”WHITE HOUSE FIRES BACK AS TRUMP’S USE OF DC POLICE FOR CRIME CRACKDOWN IS PLACED IN THE CROSSHAIRS BY DEMSCouncil members on the District Council — where there are no Republicans — called Trump’s behavior off-base and extreme.District of Columbia District Attorney Brian Schwalb also sued the feds for an “unlawful attempt to take over [MPD]” and the Justice Department’s Home-Rule order to the District in that respect.Schwalb’s office said in a statement at the time that Trump had no right to supplant then-chief Pamela Smith, with the AG adding that his actions represented a “hostile takeover.””The Administration is abusing its limited, temporary authority under the Home Rule Act, infringing on the District’s right to self-governance and putting the safety of DC residents and visitors at risk,” Schwalb said, further calling the move the greatest threat to the District’s “home rule” provisions of self-governance.In a profane response a month later to the Guard’s presence, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., declared Congress would never provide consent to Trump’s actions in Washington.”No f—ing way,” he said in response to a question on extending the National Guard’s tenure.’THEY’RE EMBARRASSING US’: NATIONAL GUARD PRESENCE IN DC SPARKS FIERY CAPITOL CLASHSchumer called Trump’s move an attempted distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein files saga.Fox News Digital reached out to Schwalb, Holmes-Norton, Schumer, the White House and the MPD for comment.A representative for Schwalb acknowledged Fox News Digital’s inquiry and said the attorney general’s office would respond soon.Meanwhile, the MPD’s union boss welcomed the news, saying his members “warned that this toxic culture of coercion, fear, and corruption left thousands of cases uninvestigated, denied victims justice, gaslit residents, and endangered public safety.””Forensic teams were not dispatched, evidence went uncollected, detectives were never notified, and dangerous criminals walked free. All while the public was fed falsified Daily Crime Report (DCR) numbers,” Gregg Pemberton said.