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At his seventh Cabinet meeting of his second term, President Trump touted plunging crime numbers in Washington, D.C., and previewed a tough new step, saying his administration will seek the death penalty in homicide cases in the capital. The president also called on NTD's White House correspondent Iris Tao to share her own experience of being mugged in D.C.

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench. The suit opposed a standing order that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.

In Utah, a judge has ordered the Republican-controlled legislature to redraw the state’s congressional map, ruling the current version unlawful and saying lawmakers ignored voter-approved safeguards against partisan gerrymandering. Lawmakers have until Sept. 24 to submit new maps.