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On Monday, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said that the Trump administration was normalizing the presence of the military in cities, allowing them to use these forces to confiscate ballot boxes and recount votes to alter unfavorable results of the 2026 midterm elections.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) announced that President Donald Trump was preparing to federalize roughly 300 Illinois National Guardsmen to Chicago.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that on Saturday morning federal agents in the Broadview-area near Chicago were “rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars.”

The federal judge overseeing the case challenging President Trump deploying National Guard in Portland, Oregon, has recused himself.

Officials in the state of Oregon and the city of Portland, an area ravaged by the domestic terrorist group Antifa,  are taking legal action against President Donald Trump’s administration to keep National Guard troops out of the city.

President Donald Trump established the “Memphis Safe Task Force,” which is modeled after the task force he established to clean up Washington, DC.

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weeknight,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young stated that the city is short hundreds of officers and with the National Guard, “we can certainly find ways to use their support to back up the efforts of

During a discussion of political violence on Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” MSNBC Political Contributor Ben Rhodes stated that “We obviously have a government that makes a lot of people in this country feel unsafe.” He also stated that

Tuesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) claimed President Donald Trump sending the National Guard into cities was “theatrical,” and thus “beneath the office that he holds.”

On Monday’s broadcast of WBUR‘s “Here and Now,” Chicago Alderman Nicholas Sposato said that while sending the National Guard to the city isn’t the best use of resources, he’s fine with more immigration agents, and “I don’t think we should

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), who in January called illegal aliens are “our neighbors and friends,” in August said that if U.S. military personnel were deployed in Chicago, it would be an “invasion.”

Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), the Trump-endorsed Republican Senate candidate for Michigan, called for President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to Detroit to “give these neighborhoods back” to law-abiding citizens in an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Trump border czar Tom Homan explained the Trump administration was going to war with “criminal cartels” while Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) protected them.

During an interview with WWL AM radio in New Orleans on Thursday, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick questioned whether having the National Guard in New Orleans is the best way to use resources but she’ll “take whatever I can

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) is suggesting that President Donald Trump’s deployment of the United States National Guard in Washington, DC, is helping “to facilitate the disappearance of our neighbors” — a veiled attack on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out immigration enforcement.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Senate Minority Whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the National Guard “certainly could” make a difference in Chicago, but federal involvement should be “in cooperation, with the initiative coming from the local

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Chicago Alderman Nicholas Sposato stated that “I certainly want to see ICE here, cleaning things up. But the National Guard on the streets of Chicago, I just don’t think is a

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) responded to a question on whether the drop in crime in Washington, D.C. since the federal surge compared to the same time last year should be celebrated by saying, “I don’t

President Donald Trump suggested that the National Guard could be deployed to New Orleans, as part of an effort to crack down on crime, noting that Louisiana’s governor wanted the administration “to come in” and address the crime.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said a federal judge ruled President Donald Trump illegally deployed National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles because the Posse Comitatus Act prohibited the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Jesus Garcia (D-IL) said that the Trump administration wants to create conditions in Chicago, “potentially, where clashes occur because the guard is not needed here and federal agents need to respect how

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) have continued to push back on President Donald Trump’s planned deployment of federal agents after dozens of people were shot in the city over Labor Day weekend.

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) issued an executive order Tuesday directing the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to work and cooperate with federal law enforcement officials indefinitely.

Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) said Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) is “correct” that President Donald Trump was attempting to stop the elections in 2026.

Judge Charles Breyer, a senior judge on the federal bench for the Northern District of California, ruled Monday that President Donald Trump exceeded his powers in deploying the military to Los Angeles.

On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Newsline,” Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez said that “We need the National Guard to help take off the pressure from the Chicago Police Department” by guarding city assets the police are having to guard and

On Monday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez stated that fighting crime should be bipartisan, but “my fellow Democrats, have been so secure in that bubble that they exist in that they’ve forgotten what really

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s ‘The Lead,” Illinois Lt. Gov. and U.S. Senate candidate Juliana Stratton (D) stated that it is important that things in Illinois remain peaceful but the Trump administration wants to “kind of come with this aggressive

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) said President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal law enforcement to cities was “an invasion with U.S. troops.”

Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in cities by deploying the National Guard was “completely performative.”

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that she terminated a Department of Justice paralegal after multiple incidents of inappropriate conduct toward National Guard service members stationed in Washington, DC.

On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Briefing,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson stated that the Trump administration is focusing on Chicago for immigration enforcement and crime “because there’s clearly a disdain for working people.” And the actions aren’t about crime, but the

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,”  former St. Louis County Police Chief and former Republican St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch stated that he wants the National Guard sent to St. Louis to help with crime. Host Leland Vittert

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated that sending in the National Guard might be needed in Shreveport to deal with crime and while “There’s a lot of good work that’s

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) responded to the prospect of the National Guard coming in to Louisiana to fight crime in that state by stating that he welcomes help fighting crime

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that President Donald Trump should send troops into Louisiana and Mississippi if he is serious about stopping crime, claiming GOP-led states are more dangerous.