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Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says | Trump administration
Donald Trump has “manufactured a crisis” to justify the notion of sending federalized national guard troops into Chicago next, over the heads of local leaders, a leading Democrat said on Sunday, as the White House advanced plans to militarize more US cities. Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader and a New York Democratic congressman, accused the US president of “playing …
Read More »National Guard troops are in D.C. We went to see what they’re up to. – The Washington Post
National Guard troops are in D.C. We went to see what they’re up to. The Washington Post Opinion | The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C. The Washington Post Trump crime crackdown deploys troops in Washington’s safest sites Reuters Trump targets Chicago and New York as Hegseth orders weapons for DC troops The Guardian DC mayor responds to criticism that city crime data …
Read More »Trump halts work on an offshore wind project that’s 80% complete, citing unspecified ‘national security interests’
The Trump administration halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project near Rhode Island as the White House continues to attack the battered U.S. offshore wind industry that scientists say is crucial to the urgent fight against climate change. Danish wind farm developer Orsted says the Revolution Wind project is about 80% complete, with 45 out of its 65 …
Read More »National Guard to deploy 1,700 troops across 19 states to assist in immigration crackdown
Upwards of 1,700 National Guard soldiers will be sent to 19 U.S. states to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according to a report. Citing Pentagon officials, FOX News broke the story Friday. The states include the following: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa …
Read More »Illinois leaders speak out on Washington Post report President Donald Trump preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago
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 …
Read More »National Guard to deploy 1,700 troops across 19 states to assist in immigration crackdown
Upwards of 1,700 National Guard soldiers will be sent to 19 U.S. states to help the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according to a report. Citing Pentagon officials, FOX News broke the story Friday. The states include the following: Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa …
Read More »Mayor Brandon Johnson Statement On President Trumps Comments About Deploying The National Guard To Chicago
CHICAGO – In response to President Trump’s renewed threats to illegally deploy the National Guard to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson issued the following statement: “We take President Trump’s statements seriously, but to be clear the City has not received any formal communication from the Trump administration regarding additional federal law enforcement or military deployments to Chicago. Certainly, we have grave …
Read More »Republican Congressman Calls to End the National Arms Race over Redistricting
Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley’s district currently covers a wide swath of eastern California, running from the Lassen National Forest through the Lake Tahoe region and down to Death Valley in the south. But under a new proposed congressional map approved by Democrats in the state Legislature this week, Kiley’s district would shrink significantly and its constituency would become much more …
Read More »National Guard in Washington DC to be armed amid crime crackdown
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the National Guard personnel patrolling the streets of Washington DC to be armed, as the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime in the capital continues. Trump ordered troops to Washington earlier in August and took control of its police force to combat what he described as “out of control” crime in the city. Just …
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