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Deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois remains blocked Saturday after the federal appeals court in Chicago met the Trump administration halfway. The administration late Friday asked the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to delay the effect of a ruling handed down Thursday by U.S. District Judge April Perry. She had blocked the Trump administration from “ordering the federalization …

Marc Benioff has become the latest Silicon Valley tech leader to signal his approval of President Trump, saying that the president is doing a great job and ought to deploy the National Guard to deal with crime in San Francisco. The Salesforce chief executive’s comments came as he headed to San Francisco to host his annual Dreamforce conference — an …

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send National Guard to San Francisco  The New York Times Tech billionaire Marc Benioff says Trump should deploy National Guard to San Francisco  Los Angeles Times Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says Trump should send National Guard troops to San Francisco: report  ABC7 San Francisco Salesforce CEO faces pushback after comments on National Guard in San Francisco  NBC …

Marc Benioff has long been San Francisco’s liberal-leaning billionaire, the tech executive who funded homeless services, donated to the city’s public schools, and hosted Hillary Clinton fundraisers. But in a new, wide-ranging phone interview with the New York Times from his private plane, Benioff revealed a political transformation that seemed to surprise even his own communications team, despite that Salesforce …

For U.S. District Judge April Perry, it all came down to credibility. Should she believe local law enforcement officials, who say they have protests over President Donald Trump’s immigration campaign well in hand? Or Trump, whose aides claim a “brazen new form of hostility” targeting federal law enforcement had broken out in Illinois? In the end, Perry concluded the Trump …

Members of National Guard patrol outside a Bass Pro Shops on Oct. 10 in Memphis, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP National Guard troops have begun patrolling in Memphis, the Memphis Police Department confirmed with NPR. The Guard members are part of a federal task force, established by President Trump, to combat crime in Memphis. …

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Chicago Area  The New York Times Court battles over National Guard troops deliver win for Chicago as Portland awaits ruling  CNN Federal judge blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago, rest of state  Chicago Tribune What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments  The New York Times U.S. District …

National Guard members walk around outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 9. Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images In his second term, President Trump has significantly escalated the use of the National Guard. In just four months, Trump …

What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments  The New York Times U.S. District Court chief judge says National Guard not needed at Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago  CBS News Court battles over National Guard troops deliver win for Chicago as Portland awaits ruling  CNN Judge blocks Trump from deploying troops in Illinois for now  The Washington Post Judge blocks National …

Gov. Phil Scott speaks during his weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on May 14, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday criticized President Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard troops to Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon, against the will of officials there — and said he thinks Trump’s actions violate the U.S. …