'We are the troops': Chicago braces for Trump's National Guard plan

Bill Maher says that Trump will deploy troops on the streets in ‘a city near you’

The 'Real Time' host argued that 'military states' may create safer cities, but are not 'safer for democracy.'

Protest against deployment of federal troops to Chicago takes over Michigan Avenue

Swarms of people descended on Chicago's Michigan Avenue Saturday afternoon to protest Trump's plans to deploy federal troops to Chicago.

Trump claims Chicago is ‘world’s most dangerous city’. The four most violent ones are all in red states

Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis and Memphis had the highest murder rates in 2024 – all are Republican-led statesAs Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard units to Chicago and Baltimore, ostensibly to quell violence, a pattern has emerged as he describes which cities he talks about.Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Baltimore. Continue reading...

'We are the troops': Chicago braces for Trump's National Guard plan

Some locals are working to prevent youngsters from sliding into gangs, but others ask the troops to come sooner.