National Guard deployment moves ahead in Illinois

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Federal judge declines to immediately block National Guard deployment in Illinois
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over its effort to deploy National Guard troops to the state.

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Illinois Sues Trump—Just Like Oregon And California—Challenging National Guard Orders
Texas National Guard troops deployed to Illinois, Oregon; Abbott defends decision
Trump deploys California National Guard to Oregon despite judge’s block
U.S. President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of ...

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Trump sending national guard to Chicago after being temporarily stopped from doing so in Portland
Trump says 'we're going to go city by city' to stop crime
Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon
“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement.

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Illinois sues to stop National Guard deployment as Trump escalates clash with states
Trump is ‘escalating’ unrest in Chicago with ‘illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional’ National Guard deployment, lawsuit says
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Oregon governor calls Trump’s actions ‘an abuse of power and threat to our democracy’

President Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to U.S. cities is setting up a new showdown in federal courts over the limits of his authority. Illinois sued the administration to stop plans to send in 400 troops from Texas.
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68-year-old woman dies in fatal scooter accident in Oregon, Illinois

OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) — A woman is dead after her scooter was struck by a pickup truck in rural Oregon, Illinois. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Kathryn Good, 68, of Streamwood, was driving her 2018 Yamaha SMAX scooter eastbound in the area of 5000 W. Pines Road.

‘A big win for democracy’: Oregon AG reacts to Trump’s foiled military plans in Portland

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s order to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon. Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield joins The Weekend to discuss how his state is fighting back against Trump’s encroaching authoritarianism.
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