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‘Inherently corrupting’: Obama warns against danger of Trump’s Chicago military deployment

Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump‘s attempts to use the military in American cities, warning that America’s democracy is being “weakened deliberately.” “When you have a military that can direct force against their own people, that is inherently corrupting,” America’s first Black president said on WTF podcast, accusing his successor of politicizing the military. Since entering office for a second time, Trump has taken extraordinary steps to address what he has described as out-of-control crime in cities led by […]

todayOctober 14, 2025

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Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois. It’s a victory for Democratic officials who lead the state and city and have traded insults with President Donald Trump about his drive to put troops on the ground in major urban areas. U.S. District Judge April Perry didn’t lay out details of any order or say what part of the […]

todayOctober 12, 2025 2

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The District of Columbia sues over Trump’s deployment of the National Guard

On Thursday, the District of Columbia sued to stop President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard during law enforcement intervention in Washington. The city’s attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the hundreds of troops are essentially an “involuntary military occupation.” He argued in the federal lawsuit that the deployment is an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement. A federal judge in California recently ruled that Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles after days of protests over immigration raids in June was […]

todaySeptember 4, 2025 2

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As legal fight over Guard deployment plays out, Noem vows to continue Trump’s immigration crackdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours after her comment Thursday, a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an appeals court quickly put the brakes on that and temporarily blocked the order that was to go into effect on Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled a […]

todayJune 13, 2025 1

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Trump’s military deployment in LA seen as dangerous prelude for majority Black and Brown cities

The White House remains defiant after President Donald Trump deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of U.S. Marines in Los Angeles amid protests against Trump’s mass immigration raids. The escalation of military use on civilians presents serious concerns about constitutionally protected free speech and public safety, particularly in cities that are predominantly Black and Brown. The president has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act, a wartime law that gives the president narrow authority to use the military […]

todayJune 12, 2025

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Maxine Waters warns Trump’s military deployment in LA is part of a more sinister agenda

U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is sounding the alarm after President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 U.S. Marines to her city of Los Angeles, warning that this is only the beginning if there isn’t enough public pushback. The 17-term congresswoman accused Trump of playing politics with his executive action that is currently being legally challenged by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Waters said the convicted felon turned second-term president is using the chaos of the moment to […]

todayJune 11, 2025