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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.

Pentagon reportedly plans to put military boots on the ground in America’s third-largest city as soon as September

Trump’s threat coincided with the announcement that military members in Washington, DC, would be armed during patrols.

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President plots expansion of crime crackdown as Pentagon chief says troops patrolling DC streets will be armed

Trump doesn’t have the power to take over police departments in other cities apart from Washington

Donald Trump has claimed that he might send the National Guard elsewhere in the US, after claiming that politicians from LA, NYC and Chicago are “begging” from him to send in troops.

This flimsy documentary from the makers of The Tinder Swindler looks at the alleged white supremacist attack on an actor – who was accused of faking the whole thing, before charges were dropped. It’s icky, irresponsible television

The Chicago Bears haven't signed a quarterback to a contract extension in over ten years.