CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois leaders spoke out Saturday after a report claimed President Donald Trump is preparing to deploy federal troops to Chicago soon. Citing a report from The Washington Post, state officials condemned Trump’s proposed expansion of his crime crackdown efforts following his deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. According to The Washington Post, the Pentagon has …
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Will Trump Send Troops To Chicago? City, State Leaders Call Threat An ‘Authoritarian Power Grab’
CITYWIDE — President Donald Trump on Friday said Chicago is his next target as he deploys the National Guard to resistant cities, but Mayor Brandon Johnson said the move would be illegal — and completely unnecessary. Trump deployed 2,000 armed National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., earlier this month, saying the move will reduce crime and homelessness. But the …
Read More »Newsom’s redistricting move isn’t pretty. California GOP leaders are uglier
King Gavin is at it again! That’s the cry coming from Republicans across California as Newsom pushes the state Legislature to approve a November special election like none this state has ever seen. Voters would have the chance to approve a congressional map drawn by Democrats hoping to wipe out GOP-held seats and counter Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Trump-driven redistricting. …
Read More »Trump interrupts talks with European leaders to call Putin, says EU diplomat – Reuters
Trump interrupts talks with European leaders to call Putin, says EU diplomat Reuters Kremlin Doesn’t Commit to a Meeting of Leaders The Wall Street Journal How Putin Brushed Off Trump’s Latest Push for Peace in Ukraine Time Magazine Russia Reacts After Trump-Zelensky White House Talks Newsweek Trump says he plans to set up a Zelenskyy-Putin sit-down | ITV News ITVX Source link
Read More »Flight attendant union leaders ‘ready to go to jail’ as Air Canada strike outlawed | Canada
Union leaders representing 10,000 striking flight attendants have said they would be willing to go to jail rather than comply with an order to return to work, as Canada’s federal government seeks to end a bitter contract dispute that has halted hundreds of summer flights and stranded travellers around the world. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the national president of …
Read More »Rubio denies European leaders coming to White House to ‘keep Zelensky from being bullied’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 17 dismissed the idea that European leaders are accompanying President Volodymyr Zelensky on his visit to the White House in order to keep the Ukrainian leader “from being bullied.” Zelensky will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 18 to discuss the next steps in negotiating an end …
Read More »Trump rules out Ukraine reclaiming Crimea or joining Nato as European leaders gather in Washington | Ukraine
Donald Trump has put pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of Monday’s talks in Washington with European leaders, saying the Ukrainian president could end the war “almost immediately” if he wanted to. The US president also ruled out allowing Ukraine to join Nato or retake Russian-occupied Crimea as part of negotiations with Moscow. Trump posted the remarks on his Truth Social …
Read More »After 2 deaths, infectious disease doctor urges community leaders to back measles vaccines
After the death of two children from measles in less than a week, Prof. Eyal Leshem, director of the travel medicine and tropical diseases center at Sheba Medical Center, told The Times of Israel that he was calling upon “every community leader who knows the children in their community are unprotected and are at risk of contracting a deadly disease …
Read More »Zelenskyy enlists top European leaders for Monday’s Trump talks – POLITICO
“Our aim tomorrow is to present a united front between Europeans and Ukrainians, reaffirming who is on the side of peace and international law,” said Macron at a press conference late on Sunday afternoon. “The security of Europeans and of France is at stake.” “At the request of President Zelenskyy, I will join the meeting with President Trump and other …
Read More »European leaders to join Zelenskiy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal – Reuters
European leaders to join Zelenskiy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal Reuters Europe is sending heavy hitters to Washington alongside Ukraine’s president to bolster Kyiv Politico What to Know About Russia-U.S.-Ukraine Peace Talks The New York Times European, NATO leaders to present united front with Zelensky in Trump meeting The Washington Post Trump-Putin summit: Ukraine and Europe scramble to form new peace plan NBC …
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