AG Raoul supports D.C.’s challenge to Trump’s National Guard takeover. m.riverbender.com/news/details...

Republicans talk a lot about DC but they've never been beyond the four blocks around the Capitol, and it shows.

Republicans keep saying that their FY 2026 CR fixes the $1.1b cut they made to DC’s local budget in the March CR. They’re misleading the public. The Senate passed a bill to restore that funding in March. It’s been sitting on the Speaker’s desk since then.

Today, Congress is marking up anti-DC bills to: — Criminalize sleeping in a car — Prosecute 14-year-olds as adults — Give Congress a line-item veto of the DC budget — Force MPD to rehire officers who commit serious crimes — Let Trump handpick the DC Attorney General with no Senate confirmation

📢 We filed a brief urging the court to pause National Guard deployment in DC. Militarized policing harms Black communities, and there’s little proof it makes us safer. This move escalates, not protects.

I strongly oppose charging 14-year-olds as adults.   However, whether to amend DC law to reduce or increase the minimum age a minor can be charged as an adult should be a decision for DC alone.

" We need to combat authoritarianism because we don't want our faith compromised by a theocratic authoritarian. " @raushenbush.bsky.social

Our demand remains: ICE OUT OF DC. NATIONAL GUARD GO HOME. Trump's control over MPD has now expired but the federal occupation of DC is still going strong. Agents are still harassing and detaining people — including this morning in Columbia Heights.

NO WAY 🤬 School children and teens on their way home using the Washington DC Metro were allegedly stopped, forced to show ID, and thrown to the ground in and around Union Station by multiple law enforcement agencies while the National Guard watched (Sept, 3 2025)

“This is what a failed system looks like! I was walking peacefully down the street, I was accosted by 20 ATF, FBI & officers. I complied with all the officers requests. I do not know what are my charges. As an officer of the DC bar I will press charges.” www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6bajeSp/

EXCLUSIVE: ICE to spend $100 million on 1,000 more SUVs to support Trump’s mass deportation efforts

Trump's making 💲from ICE, National Guard, prisons and immigrant detention centers. Trump is a shyster. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

CoreCivic is Ballard Partners client. CoreCivic makes billions on prisons. Lobbyists like Pam Bondi makes 8000 times more money than a politician. www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...

Lobbyist/ DOJ Pam Bondi Her previous employer is #1 top money maker www.citizen.org/news/d-c-fir...

Get off our streets! Washington, DC

Trump's EO cites "rising crime" as a justification for temporarily taking over the MPD. That's wrong - violent crime has dropped 46% this year and dropped 35% last year according to MPD's latest numbers.

🚨 NEW: Crime rates officially fell in every category in 2024, per FBI data. 📉 Want to keep this progress up? Continue investing in things like jobs, treatment for addiction and mental health, and violence intervention programs to deliver on public safety.

NEW: Unbelievable. A seemingly endless line of tanks & other military vehicles arrive in DC ahead of next week's parade. They departed Texas 5 days ago. What a colossal waste of time, money & military resources. All for a President who has shown zero respect for service personnel. (🎥 DW)

⏳ There is just over a week left to apply for our #postdoc in violence prevention research, with apps due June 15. Please send yours in or share the posting with a qualified applicant! cvp.ucdavis.edu/get-involved...

On June 4th, Chicago CRED's Women Center, led by Necole Muhammad, celebrated Women in Community Violence Intervention. The event honored women from various CVI organizations, featuring speakers like Arne Duncan and Jalon Arthur, who expressed appreciation for their impactful work. #CVI #WomenInCVI

We’ve invested millions in community-based violence intervention, and we created SAFE, the first-in-the-nation civil enforcement office to hold reckless gun industry actors accountable. What we’re doing in New Jersey is working.

ICYMI: a court order paused the closure of 99 Job Corps centers across the United States, temporarily protecting at risk youth who depend on the program for career training and a place to live. We continue our calls to invest in these students and to #SaveJobCorps.

NEW: A strong, bipartisan majority of voters reject the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline's specialized services for LGBTQ+ youth. Nearly 7 in 10 voters say the government should keep these services in place. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/6/...

Community groups helped shield youth from gun crimes. US funding cuts have put them at risk again. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Breonna Taylor was only 26 years old when Louisville police officers shot and killed her in her home. As we celebrate her birthday today, we demand justice, systemic change, and safety for all Black women and girls. Police violence is gun violence. Enough is enough.

We want to hear from you! CVP is studying community perspectives on violence prevention. Our goal is to connect with people who are impacted by—but often left out of conversations about—gun violence. Complete the screening: ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The US Supreme Court threw out a Mexican government lawsuit that accused gunmakers including Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and Sturm Ruger & Co. of helping to funnel firearms to the country’s violent drug cartels.

🔹These #youth are learning to de-escalate conflict, maintain #safety, and build #peace in their community. As a result of federal funding cuts, these youth-led initiatives are at risk of continuing. ⬇️ Read more bit.ly/3T8cd6I

BIG NEWS: My bipartisan TREAT Youth Act just passed the U.S. House. This legislation would provide funding and resources for a program that expired in 2023 to support youth at risk of drug use, addiction, and overdose. Thank you for working with me on this, Rep. Jen Kiggans!

Tucson's city leaders are tackling the dual crisis of federal grant delays while successfully securing housing for at-risk youth amidst rising homelessness. Learn more here! #TucsonCityPimaCounty #AZ #CitizenPortal #FederalFundingIssues #HousingSupport #CommunityResilience #TucsonHomelessness

“What is the root cause of the conflict?” ⬇️ Neighbors in Action Project Director Anthony Rowe says that’s what our Save Our Streets teams ask when mediating conflicts. Revisit this article from @wttw.bsky.social to learn how our program expanded on the Chicago model of violence interruption.

1 in 3 children in the United States live in a home with a gun. Safe storage can help keep our loved ones—and littles ones—safe. 🔐 Know the Risks. See the Solutions: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g... #GunViolenceAwarenessMonth #EndGunViolence #SafeStorageSavesLives

Today in The Regional Wrap at armedwithreason.substack.com A wrap-up of local gun violence prevention news and stories from across the U.S.—-

NYC program trains at-risk youth in filmmaking to "flip the script" on gun violence

🗓️WEBINAR Communities across the US are proposing spending millions (sometimes billions) on new jails – but new, bigger jails don't make anyone safer. This webinar will discuss how you can push back against jail expansion. Register here 👇 zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Freedom Reads' May Newsletter dropped today! 📧 Freedom Reads Founder & CEO Reginald Dwayne Betts reflects on Freedom Library openings and his poetry reading inside Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in New Jersey. Plus, get updates on #InsideLiteraryPrize 2025 📚 freedomreads.org/news/newslet...

TODAY AT 12PM ET: Learn how apprenticeships can open doors to economic mobility. Sign up for the JCC Speaker Series now at justuscc.org/apprent....

Learn more about the winners of our inaugural Innovation Fund and how the seed funding harnesses the creativity of our teams to drive powerful change. 🔗 www.innovatingjustice.org/updates/inno...

To tackle gun violence, Advance Peace, a national violence intervention program, goes directly to the source by engaging with shooters. The method is intended to provide resources that can help deter gun wielders from making irreversible decisions.

Community-based violence intervention programs nationwide have long worked alongside law enforcement officers to deescalate conflict, prevent retaliatory shootings and, in some cases, arrive at crime scenes before police do. Story via @stateline.org

3 upcoming #gunsafety actions for #PA 1. #Wearorange this weekend to honor survivors and build community with those working to end gun violence. 2. Attend #ceasefirepa's lunch & learn on investing in #violenceprevention in PA's budget. 3. Ask your lawmakers to fund community violence intervention

Arkansas lawmakers are taking bold action to tackle rising classroom violence with a new bill aimed at providing critical early intervention services for at-risk students. Learn more here #AR #CitizenPortal #StudentSupport #ClassroomSafety #BehavioralIntervention

Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs support the recovery of kids who are victims of firearm injuries What about other violent injuries? Drs. Myers & Fein eval HVIP non-firearm injuries, providing insights into engagement patterns/recovery needs pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih....