2026 • Jan 05
Protests in US cities over Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela
Hundreds gathered coast to coast, even as many in the diaspora celebrated ousting of MaduroT...
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2025 • Oct 29
Supreme Court wants more info before ruling on Trump’s Chicago National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court requested additional information Wednesday before it rules on whether President Trump can deploy the National Guard in the Chicago area, suggesting a ruling is still weeks away. The...
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2025 • Oct 12
Pritzker highlights GOP governor’s criticism of federalizing troops to send out of state
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) encouraged more Republicans to speak out against federal troop deployments across state lines, pointing to recent criticism from Oklahoma’s GOP governor as “good news.” “...
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2025 • Oct 07
Sharpton: Trump administration 'assaulting American citizens'
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Tuesday said the Trump administration is “assaulting American citizens” amid President Trump’s increasing federal crackdowns on blue cities and states. “And here we are on the ...
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2025 • Sep 22
Hundreds take part in organized swim in Chicago River for the first time in 100 years
Hundreds took part in a historic swim in the Chicago River on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The Guardian reported that the organized swim was the first of its kind in close to 100 years. The ...
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2025 • Sep 20
Federal officers, anti-ICE protestors clash in Chicago: What to know
Federal law enforcement officers and protestors opposing the Trump administration's ramped up immigration enforcement in Chicago clashed Friday near the Windy City. Some of the demonstrators made atte...
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2025 • Sep 09
Chicago mayor calls National Guard the 'wrong solution'
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) said sending the National Guard to his city is the “wrong solution to a real problem” in a new opinion piece for The New York Times. “Lowering crime rates here does n...
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2025 • Sep 08
'Operation Midway Blitz' pits Trump against Pritzker
Plus: House Dems release Epstein letter at center of Trump's WSJ libel suit {beacon} The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday it has launched an immigration crackdown in Chicago, as Presi...
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2025 • Sep 08
Duckworth says DHS fled Navy base near Chicago during visit from Democrats
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Sunday said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fled a Navy base near Chicago during a visit from Democrats. Trump border czar Tom Homan confirmed late last mont...
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2025 • Sep 07
Democrats blast Trump for war threats on US cities
Democrats admonished President Trump on Saturday after he made a joke about deportations in a post on his Truth Social platform. “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago is about t...
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Chicago unveils tools for immigrants ahead of potential Trump crackdown
Chicago has unveiled new tools for immigrants in the community to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will soon begin cracking down on crime and illegal immigration in the Democr...
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2025 • Aug 31
Chicago mayor vows to fight Trump intervention, signs protective order
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) signed an executive order detailing how the Windy City will attempt to respond to President Trump’s potential deployment of the National Guard. Johnson’s executive o...
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