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Voters split on President Trump deploying National Guard to US cities; redistricting efforts in California and Texas A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds President Donald Trump with a 45% job approval rating, and 47% disapproval. Since last month, the President’s approval slipped one point, while his disapproval held at 47%. 2028 Presidential Election California Governor Gavin Newsom leads …

Anthony Carter has spent his entire life in one of Chicago’s most dangerous areas. He now works every day to make his community, known to many as O Block, feel safer. But he doesn’t want President Donald Trump’s help. “It’s within us to stop the violence,” Carter says. “President Trump couldn’t do nothing about that.” Trump has turned his attention …

The Gifford Fire, the largest fire to burn in California so far this year, started near a road. Research shows wildfires are more likely to start within 50 feet of a road than they are farther out. Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Benjamin Hanson/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration wants to …

National Guard troops recently dispatched to Washington, D.C., were notified last week they would be authorized to carry service weapons “solely in response to an imminent threat,” according to a Guard statement. Many guardsmen, however, were unaware the imminent threat posed would come in the form of unkempt flower beds and tree debris, their weapons akin to those wielded by …

PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) to end collective bargaining with Federal unions in the following agencies with national security missions: Hydropower Facilities in the Bureau of Reclamation. Energy security is a critical national security mission. The Bureau of Reclamation operates …

Trump officials plan to remove protections on 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon  Oregon Capital Chronicle Secretary Rollins Opens Next Step in the Roadless Rule Rescission  USDA (.gov) Trump administration argues that more roads would help against wildfires  NPR Sam Houston Forest to lose road and logging prohibitions once feds kill rule  Houston Chronicle Trump administration advances plan to reverse federal rule …

Chicago prepares for National Guard to come in  Politico Chicago’s top cop explains how CPD will respond if National Guard deploys  NBC 5 Chicago Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago Trump’s planned Chicago blitz would use naval base to house ICE agents, possibly National Guard  Chicago Sun-Times Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a …

In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard  Reuters Pritzker says ‘action will be met with a response’ after Trump threatens to send National Guard to Chicago  Fox News Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations  FOX 32 Chicago ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations  The Washington Post ‘Our president is …

Perennial political candidate Willie Wilson encouraged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to send the National Guard to Chicago, insisting that a military intervention could help curb violence while invoking the killing of his son in the south suburbs. “It’s personal for me, from personal loss,” Wilson said at a news conference in the Loop. “But also personal for me as …

Majority of voters object to Trump’s National Guard deployment in DC, poll finds  Politico With Trump’s Takeover, Washington Finds a Mission to Resist  The New York Times Just 38% of Americans support Trump’s use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  Reuters How Washington became Donald Trump’s chew toy  The Economist DC residents express concern as MPD, federal agents set up checkpoint  FOX 5 …