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Trump Executive Order Seeks to Impose Cash Bail on Criminal Suspects

HeadlineAug 26, 2025

A series of executive orders signed by President Trump Monday are drawing nationwide backlash, including a measure that aims to eliminate cashless bail and threatens to cut federal funding to Washington, D.C., as well as other jurisdictions that continue to implement the policy. Cashless bail is a system in which people accused of minor offenses are released from jail while awaiting trial without having to pay a specific cash amount. We’ll have more on this later in the broadcast.

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