The Democratic governor of Illinois has condemned the US president’s decision to deploy troops to combat ‘violent riots and lawlessness’
The Democratic governor of Illinois has condemned the US president’s decision to deploy troops to combat ‘violent riots and lawlessness’
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Tensions are flaring between federal agents and protesters over increased activity by ICE officers cracking down on immigrants.
President is causing ‘mayhem’ and should ‘get the heck out of the city,’ Democratic governor demands
US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.
The US president has threatened to expand his crackdown on Democrat-led cities, following similar moves in Washington and Los…
Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and “a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public…
Trump invoked war imagery in threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, where Gov. JB Pritzker opposes having troops.
Trump Says He'll Send National Guard To Chicago, But Details Remain Unclear
