Articles filed under Donald Trump
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Federal judge issues order blocking Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrantsAug 30, 2025 5:02 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants detained in the interior of t...
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‘Extremely unusual’: Former Illinois National Guard chief on Trump threat to dispatch troops to ChicagoAug 29, 2025 9:29 am - Sending a military force on a civilian mission upends U.S. code, Arlington Heights expert says.
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What to make of Trump’s push to end cashless bail in IllinoisAug 29, 2025 4:15 am - Despite President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding, don’t expect the Illinois General Assembly to make wholesale changes to the SAFE-T Act this fall, a suburban lawmaker says.
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Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operationsAug 28, 2025 9:12 am - President Donald Trump's administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firingAug 28, 2025 8:52 am - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence.
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Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desertAug 28, 2025 7:12 am - When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons.
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‘Do not come to Chicago’: Pritzker tells Trump the National Guard not needed in ChicagoAug 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Flanked by dozens of Chicago and suburban leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker rebuked President Donald Trump’s threat of deploying National Guard troops to the city, calling it “un-American.”
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to Chicago, other cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policiesAug 22, 2025 10:43 pm - A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that l...
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National Guard troops on DC streets for Trump's crackdown will start carrying gunsAug 22, 2025 8:10 pm - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered National Guard troops to start carrying firearms while patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald T...
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Trump frustrated after thinking he made headway on Russia-Ukraine talks only to see Putin balkAug 22, 2025 4:21 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to prod Moscow and Kyiv closer to peace, announcing he had begun ...