Topline President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guardsmen in Chicago was temporarily blocked Thursday, according to multiple outlets, with a district judge finding “no credible evidence” of a rebellion taking place in Illinois. The judge’s oral ruling was delivered Thursday. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Key Facts District Court…
Topline President Donald Trump said Tuesday major cities should serve as “training grounds of our military”—lamenting what he described as an “invasion from within”— in a speech to top military generals, escalating his threats to deploy troops to San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps…
Topline A federal grand jury declined to indict a Washington, D.C., resident charged with assaulting a federal officer, according to a court filing Thursday, the latest instance of residents blunting the effects of President Donald Trump’s military takeover by declining to endorse the government’s increased efforts to arrest people for minor infractions. Members of the…
Topline President Donald Trump threatened to deploy National Guard troops to Baltimore after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore invited him to walk the streets of the city with him, lashing out after the Democrat boasted of falling crime in the city while also implying he could halt federal funds sent to repair the Francis Scott Key…
Topline President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to extend his administration’s takeover of Washington D.C.’s police force past the 30 days he’s initially been granted—but the president will need congressional approval to do so, despite Trump claiming Wednesday that he doesn’t. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Kennedy Center on August…