Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and other state leaders strongly oppose President Donald Trump’s proposal to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to address crime.
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Fight over policing DC moves to Congress as parties split on control
The battle over federal policing in Washington D.C. heads to Congress, with Republicans seeking expanded presidential control and Democrats defending local authority.
Bondi: Cartel Kingpin ‘Will Die In A U.S. Federal Prison Where He Belongs’
BROOKLYN, NY — Surrounded by law enforcement personnel, Attorney General Pam Bondi sternly told the world that a notorious drug lord who had finally pleaded Read More
WATCH: DNC opens summer meeting with land acknowledgment, claims that US suppresses indigenous history
At the DNC’s summer meeting, leaders began with a “land acknowledgment,” including a claim that the U.S. fosters a system of suppression against Indigenous folks.
U.S. Confirms Nation’s First Travel-Associated Human Screwworm Case
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Sunday reported the first human case in the United States of travel-associated New World screwworm, a Read More
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls Trump ‘wanna be dictator’ as he rails against White House plans to deploy National Guard to Chicago
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Trump of being a “wannabe dictator” in a fiery speech railing against White House plans to deploy National Guard Read More
Trump rethinks sending feds to ‘killing field’ Chicago after mayor resists: ‘Want to be asked to go’
“Chicago is a killing field right now,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Monday morning.
Trump To Target Cashless Bail In New Executive Order
President Donald Trump will reportedly sign an executive order on Monday ending cashless bail. According to the New York Post, the Trump administration will threaten Read More
Morning Brief: Trump Plots Chicago Crackdown, Russia Stalls Peace Talks, Spain Invites Migrants
Following a dramatic drop in crime in Washington, D.C., President Trump signals he may launch similar federal crackdowns in other crime-ridden cities like Chicago. Moscow Read More
Trump’s week shaped by crime agenda, potential guard deployment to Chicago
Widening the federal role in security assistance in Democratic-run cities has sparked pushback from local officials who call it political.