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Trump Claims He Can Send “Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines” Into US Cities
“I’d be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn’t get involved,” Trump said.
Protester Sues DC Police, National Guard Over Arrest for Playing Star Wars Song
The protester played “The Imperial March,” a song associated with Darth Vader, while walking behind the troops.
Trump Wrongly Claims He Can Invoke Insurrection Act to Shut Down Courts
The president hinted that he may invoke the Insurrection Act to send the US military into San Francisco.
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump’s Threat to Militarize US Cities
A majority of voters, 58 percent, said presidents should only send military forces to cities that face external threats.
Trump Calls for Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor to Be Put “in Jail”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responded by saying that Trump is “on the path to full-blown authoritarianism.”
Trump May Invoke Insurrection Act to Override Courts That Block His National Guard Orders
“If I had to enact it, I’d do it,” Trump told reporters on Monday.
ICE Escalates Raids as Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago
Ed Yohnka of the ACLU of Illinois discusses how the ongoing immigration crackdown is putting communities at risk.
Illinois Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Americans “should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military," the lawsuit states.
Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Oregon — for Now
Gavin Newsom had challenged an order to send California troops, and warned that the US is on the “brink of martial law.”