In the past week, Memphis has hosted the President of the United States, some of his highest-ranking cabinet members and a sitting Supreme Court justice. The Daily Memphian’s metro team covered all of those stories and more. For full coverage of President Donald Trump’s visit to Memphis, check out the Memphis Safe Task Force news stream page, which we have used to corral MSTF-related stories since the president first announced the law enforcement surge in September.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young was notably absent from Trump’s event, but he did speak to media later Monday where he acknowledged “we still have work to do.” Young noted the two Downtown shootings over the weekend to again emphasize that the city needs to provide opportunities for young people and help beautify its neighborhoods to combat violence.

In other news, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board declined to approve a proposed contract for Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond; former MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins filed a second lawsuit against MSCS — this one in federal court — over her controversial ouster last year; and two state senators have filed bills that would give Shelby County back the Criminal Court judgeship that it lost in 2024.

— Metro editor Jane Donahoe

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During his visit to Memphis, President Donald Trump said that Memphis is a different place because of his Memphis Safe Task Force, praising the city’s leadership along with the Task Force while noting the declining homicide rate.

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