Trump troop threat for Chicago faces opposition
After hinting as much for weeks, President Trump said he will deploy the National Guard to Chicago. As Nancy Cordes reports, it comes amid growing opposition from state and local leaders.
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After hinting as much for weeks, President Trump said he will deploy the National Guard to Chicago. As Nancy Cordes reports, it comes amid growing opposition from state and local leaders.
President Trump on Tuesday said he does plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago over crime, though he didn't elaborate on when. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Jake Rosen have the latest.
The Trump administration is expected to soon launch major immigration operations in Chicago against the wishes of Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe sat down with Pritzker to get more of his perspective.
As Illinois lawmakers demand that President Trump keep the National Guard out of Chicago, the administration has requested that a military base in the state support immigration operations. Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton joins "The Takeout" with her reaction.
President Trump is taking over more of the nation's capital, announcing he will extend emergency powers for another 30 days and take control of the famed Union Station. Scott MacFarlane reports.
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In the weeks since President Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., violent crime is down vs. the same time last year.
It's back-to-school week in Washington, D.C., but things are different this year, with thousands of National Guard troops taking on a law enforcement role in the city. Scott MacFarlane reports that it is creating some unease among residents.
A new CBS News data analysis shows Washington, D.C., has seen a 49% year-over-year drop in violent crime since President Trump deployed National Guard troops in the city. CBS News' vice president of data journalism, John Kelly, has more.
As kids return to public school in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said some parents have expressed concerns over the presence of armed National Guard troops who are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's crime crackdown. At the same time, some parents feel their kids are safer thanks to the troops. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House after President Trump signed an executive order creating new National Guard units, including a rapid-response force to handle what the administration calls civil disturbances.
National Guard troops patrolling Washington, D.C. are now armed with weapons as President Trump considers sending them to Chicago next. Nancy Cordes reports.
Some National Guard members in Washington D.C., likely fewer than 50, had weapons as of Sunday night, a military official told CBS News.
A National Guardsman whose military transport vehicle collided with a car this week was given a traffic ticket for running a red light in D.C.
President Trump addressed a crowd of federal law enforcement officers in Washington, D.C., amid an anti-crime initiative that has swamped the capital with police and National Guard members. Ed O'Keefe has details.
National Guard troops from six Republican-led states continue to arrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., as part of President Trump's federal takeover of the D.C. police department. Scott MacFarlane reports the troops were visited by Vice President JD Vance.
Washington, D.C., has sued President Trump over his takeover of the city's police force, arguing it plainly violates federal law. Meanwhile, hundreds of additional National Guard troops arrived in the nation's capital Wednesday. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest details, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina discusses his thoughts on the situation and CBS News' Taurean Small reports on further reaction from Congress.
The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order.
At least six Republican governors say they are sending hundreds more National Guard troops to join the already increased federal law enforcement patrolling Washington, D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.
Sources tell CBS News that the Department of Justice is investigating whether Washington, D.C., police officials falsified crime data. It comes as more states send National Guard troops to the nation's capital amid President Trump's crime crackdown. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Tennessee is the latest state to pledge National Guard troops for Washington, D.C., announcing it will send 160 guardsmen to the U.S. capital. Six Republican-led states are now committing soldiers to President Trump's crackdown. CBS News justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
President Trump announced the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has been placed under federal control and he will deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., as part of a crackdown on crime. Mr. Trump was joined by members of his Cabinet at the news conference.
The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio have said they're sending hundreds of their National Guard troops to join the military force already deployed in Washington, D.C. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
A White House spokesperson told CBS News that while deployed National Guard members "may be armed," they will not make arrests.
West Virginia's governor said he would send up to 400 National Guard troops to the nation's capital at President Trump's request. They'll join other National Guard troops and federal agents already deployed with local police on the streets of Washington, D.C. The troops may also soon carry weapons, the White House said.
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The Democratic Women's Caucus wore pink to President Trump's address to Congress last year. This year, they're returning to white.
Since the administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels last year, at least 148 people have been killed in the strikes.
Law enforcement is monitoring potential increases in violence, coercion or debt-collection activity in domestic trafficking corridors after cartel head "El Mencho" was killed Sunday.
Documents given to Congress appear to show courses involving use-of-force were eliminated from ICE officer training.
Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson has been arrested weeks after a series of emails between him and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released.
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On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
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