Donald Trump is reportedly planning to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as soon as this week over what he falsely described as “totally out of control” crime in the Democratic-run city despite opposition from local officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D).For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can’t do this without you.Congressional lawmakers returned from their August recess Tuesday, setting off what are likely to be challenging negotiations with the White House to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.Meanwhile, despite the president’s efforts to dismiss the Jeffrey Epstein controversy as a “Democrat hoax,” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chair of the House Oversight Committee, has announced the panel has sent a subpoena to the estate of the disgraced financier for documents, including a 2003 book reportedly containing a bawdy note from Trump to the sex offender who died in 2019 under circumstances many have called into question. See previous updates here, and read the latest below:2 Major Law Firms Are Providing Free Legal Services To Trump Administration: ReportLaw firms Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Kirkland & Ellis have agreed to provide free services to the Commerce Department "on a range of matters," The New York Times reported on Wednesday, after previously striking deals with the Trump administration to avoid executive orders that would have created serious challenges for them.While some law firms have done work for the U.S. government at reduced rates in the past, the timing of the report is likely to prompt concerns about whether the companies agreed to the arrangement to avoid Trump's wrath, the Times noted.Read more:See All UpdatesClose