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Trump rethinks sending feds to ‘killing field’ Chicago after mayor resists: ‘Want to be asked to go’

Trump’s abrupt reversal followed his claim that African-American women were wearing red “Make America Great Again” hats and ...

Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson tell President Trump to keep National Guard off the streets of Chicago

Flanked by Illinois Democrats, community advocates, business leaders and clergy, Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson ...

US official confirms Pentagon planning National Guard deployment in Chicago, Mayor Johnson responds

Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Illinois leaders spoke out Sunday as a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News the Pentagon is ...

Mayor Johnson speaks out after reports suggest National Guard could deploy to Chicago as soon as September

Mayor Brandon Johnson took a strong stance against any proposed military occupation of Chicago on Sunday after new reports ...

Tom Bevan: Chicago Mayor Johnson Caught Between Daily Murders And Trump's Crackdown

RCP co-founder Tom Bevan discussed Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's preemptive outcry against President Trump ...

Pentagon reportedly planning military deployment in Chicago; Pritzker accuses Trump of "attempting to manufacture a crisis"

Both Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have said any effort by the president to send the National Guard to Chicago ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says flood relief applicants don’t have to disclose their immigration status

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, at a news conference this week, said that applicants for flood relief do not have ” to ...