Oct 06 Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading
Oct 06 ICE spends millions on ads to recruit police for mass deportation efforts By Thomas Beaumont, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforcement. Continue reading
Oct 06 Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families By Moriah Balingit, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks. Continue reading
Oct 06 Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading
Oct 06 Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities. Continue reading
Oct 06 Chicago and Illinois sue to block Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling By Christine Fernando, Associated Press In Chicago, the sight of armed Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous landmarks amplified concerns from residents already uneasy after an immigration crackdown that began last month. Continue reading
Oct 06 OpenAI and computer chip manufacturer AMD sign partnership for building AI infrastructure By Associated Press This deal is a boost for AMD, which has been trailing behind Nvidia, a favorite among AI companies for its graphics processing chips. Continue reading
Oct 06 CBS buys commentary website The Free Press, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief By David Bauder, Associated Press Some at CBS News have expressed worry that the move will be seen as friendly to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 06 Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Lawyers for Maxwell argued she never should've been tried or convicted for a role in luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein. Continue reading
Oct 05 Another court fight brews as Trump sends California National Guard troops to Oregon By Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by President Donald Trump to send National Guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in… Continue reading