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Normale Ansicht

Memphis House Primary Exemplifies Democrats’ Age Fights

01. April 2026 um 14:36
A primary in Tennessee between Representative Steve Cohen, a white incumbent, and Justin Pearson, a Black state lawmaker, exemplifies a national push for a passing of the torch.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times; Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

Trump Claims Victory on Memphis Crime as His Crackdown Draws Protests

Residents and state officials are divided over whether a crime task force is a welcome fix or an unwanted imposition in a city where crime was already falling.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on public safety at the Memphis Air National Guard Base on Monday.

‘Who Doesn’t Love Elvis?’ Trump Takes an Unexpected Detour to Graceland.

24. März 2026 um 00:12
President Trump mused about whether he could beat Elvis Presley in a fistfight and used a golden Sharpie to sign a replica of one of the singer’s guitars.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump holding up a replica of an Elvis Presley guitar after signing it while visiting Graceland, the singer’s home in Memphis, on Monday.

In Memphis, Federal Crime Task Force Keeps Residents on Edge

26. Januar 2026 um 10:00
Support from Republican state leaders for the crime-fighting operation — and to an extent, from the city’s Democratic mayor — has kept tensions to an uneasy simmer.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

Cars are often stopped on the side of the road in Memphis, surrounded by clusters of law enforcement agents and a mix of patrol and unmarked cars.

Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities

01. Januar 2026 um 00:45
The troops had nearly no presence in two of the cities, Portland and Chicago. But the decision signaled a retreat, at least for now, in one of the president’s most audacious attempts to test his power.

© Alex Welsh for The New York Times

National Guard troops in Los Angeles in June. President Trump abandoned his effort to deploy the Guard there on Wednesday.
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