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US official confirms Pentagon planning National Guard deployment in Chicago, Mayor Johnson responds

Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Illinois leaders spoke out Sunday as a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News the Pentagon is ...

Chicago residents split on National Guard presence as officials resist Trump's plan

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke for the first time on the issue Sunday before attending an annual street festival in the city's ...

Pritzker accuses Trump of ‘abusing his power’ amid reported plan to send troops to Chicago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) accused President Trump of “abusing his power” in the wake of a reported plan to send National ...

Chicago military deployment would be ‘flagrant violation' of Constitution: Mayor

As reports emerge that the Pentagon is planning a military deployment in Chicago, the mayor is calling the move a “flagrant ...

Some Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms, Pentagon says. Trump targets more cities

President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to ...

Pritzker slams Trump’s threat to target Chicago next: ‘We don’t play those games’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Friday pushed back on President Trump’s threat to target Chicago next in the Trump ...

US National Guard troops in Washington to begin carrying weapons, officials say

U.S. National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington D.C. as part of what President Donald Trump said was his crackdown on crime will begin carrying weapons on Sunday night, two officials ...

‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target city in next crime crackdown

Trump has taken aim at Chicago for over a decade, including on the 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has ...

Trump Sets Sights on Chicago for Next Military Takeover

Not content with seizing control of Washington D.C., President Donald Trump is now eyeing Chicago for his next crackdown. The ...