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Trump Calls Chicago a 'Killing Field,' Says Many Are Saying 'Maybe We'd Like a Dictator'

President Donald Trump said "many people" in Chicago are saying "maybe we'd like a dictator" when discussing his intention to send National Guard troops to the city

Latin Times

Illinois Democrats condemn Trump’s plans to send national guard to Chicago as ‘unconstitutional’

Pentagon sources have told news outlets of plans to send troops to the city, but no final decision has been announced

The Guardian - US

US National Guard troops begin carrying weapons in Washington, DC

The military said some troops are now carrying guns as Trump claims there is now ‘no crime’ in the US capital.

Al Jazeera

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National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms

The move follow’s Donald Trump’s orders

The Independent UK

Black influencer says she’s behind Trump’s claim that ‘beautiful African-American ladies’ are begging for troops in Chicago

‘They are wearing red hats, just like this one. But they are wearing red hats. African American ladies, beautiful ladies are saying, Please, President Trump, come to Chicago, please,’ he claimed Friday in the Oval Office.

The Independent UK

Trump has no basis to deploy troops to Chicago: Top Democratic US lawmaker

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker also accuses Republican US president of pushing to ‘manufacture a crisis’ to abuse power.

Al Jazeera

Trump Clashes With Democrats As He Expands National Guard Plans

Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops Sunday to yet another Democratic stronghold, the Maryland city of Baltimore, as the US president seeks to expand his crackdown on crime and immigration.

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Trump ‘manufactured crisis’ to justify plan to send national guard to Chicago, leading Democrat says

Pentagon official confirms plan as House minority leader Jeffries says president is ‘playing’ with Americans’ lives

The Guardian - US

'An Abuse of Power': Trump's Chicago Military Takeover Slammed by Illinois Governor—Other States Could Be Next

US President Donald Trump's Chicago military takeover is an 'abuse of power,' says Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. The governor claimed that it's just an attempt to manufacture a crisis.

International Business Times UK

Illinois Governor Calls Trump's Plan To Deploy National Guard In Chicago 'Abuse Of Power'

President Donald Trump‘s plan to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago represents an “abuse of power” and an attempt to “manufacture a crisis,” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said Friday. The Democratic governor stated there is no emergency justifying military intervention in Illinois.

Benzinga

Texas Democrat remains locked in House chamber after refusing GOP law enforcement escort

Nicole Collier rejects Speaker Dustin Burrows’ pledge to return for Wednesday morning vote on Republican push to redraw state’s electoral map

The Independent UK

Gavin Newsom just launched his unofficial 2028 campaign for the White House

NEWS ANALYSIS: California governor may have just defined the boundaries of the Democratic primary in 2028 by firing the first shot, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Sonya Massey shooting prompts Illinois law requiring disclosure of police recruits' backgrounds

Background records of police recruits in Illinois must be available to a prospective employer under a new law in response to last summer's shooting death of Sonya Massey

The Independent UK

Illinois Governor Says Trump Is Following Nazi-Era Playbook After Threats of Occupying Chicago: 'Doesn't Follow the Law'

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on Monday compared President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago to tactics used by the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1930s

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Donald Trump lies through his teeth and takes over D.C., dangles sword over New York, Chicago and ‘other cities’

The president is extending his tyrannical reach over the U.S. one city at a time.

The Independent UK

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois, New York among Democratic states threatening counter-measures over Texas redistricting

The Guardian - US

Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott

Governor warns lawmakers who left to foil redistricting plan that he could call special session to extend battle

The Guardian - US

‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump

Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty response from new generation – will it work?

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The Conversation

3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire

The gerrymandering drama in Texas – and beyond – has continued to unfold after Democratic state legislators fled the state. The Democrats want to prevent the Republican-controlled government from enacting a mid-decade gerrymander aimed at giving Republicans several more seats in Congress.

The Texas Tribune

Paxton, Burrows ask Illinois court to enforce Texas arrest warrants against Democrats who left the state

The attorney general is calling on the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution, which says states should typically honor each other’s judicial proceedings.

The Independent UK

Bomb threat forces Texas redistrict-fighting Democrats to flee again — this time from Illinois hotel

Gov. JB Pritzker says ‘Threats of violence will be investigated and those responsible will be held accountable’

The Independent UK

JB Pritzker refuses to rule out gerrymandering in Illinois because GOP has ‘thrown the rule book out’

Pritzker tells Stephen Colbert that Illinois has ‘got to fight fire with fire’ amid Texas Republicans’ redistricting plans

The Independent UK

Bringing ‘a gun to a knife fight’ in Texas: Greg Abbott just gave Democrats the gut check they needed

ANALYSIS: Democrats are finally starting to sound like they’ve rediscovered their leverage ... and maybe a willingness to use it over redistricting war, writes John Bowden

Latin Times

Another Democratic Gov. Moves Towards Redistricting To Counter Texas Republicans

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said he will consider calling a special session to redraw the state's congressional maps

The Guardian - US

Texas senator asks FBI to help locate and arrest Democrats for leaving state

John Cornyn ramps up gerrymandering showdown between lawmakers and Trump administration seeking GOP seats

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