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Chicago residents reject Trump's plan to send in National Guard as a 'terrible idea'

Northwest side residents called the plan a misuse of the military and a waste of money. Chicago officials described President ...

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 ...

Johnson, Pritzker, other local leaders ponder steps to counter potential Pentagon plans to deploy National Guard in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker worked Sunday preparing plans to counter plans detailed in media reports that the ...

Pentagon says some Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms as Trump targets more cities

Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms under President Trump’s orders, marking an escalation of ...

Trump has no basis to deploy troops to Chicago, Democratic leader Jeffries says

Aug 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to deploy troops to Chicago, Democratic House of ...
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Chicago next target of Trump’s crime crackdown

The Pentagon has its sights set on Chicago as the next target of plans to crackdown on crime, homelessness, and undocumented ...

Pentagon authorizes DC Guard contingent to carry weapons of war as Trump threatens martial law in Chicago, San Francisco, New York

In a statement to the Washington Post, the Pentagon confirmed that soldiers will “soon be on mission with their ...