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October 8, 2025 10:11 PM

Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson nor Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has been accused of criminal wrongdoing, though both have emerged as prominent opponents of Trump's immigration crackdown and deployment of National Guard troops in Democratic-leaning cities. Trump's ...

October 7, 2025 9:26 AM

Illinois sues to stop National Guard deployment as Trump escalates clash with states

The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago, as hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas headed to the nation's third-largest city. Trump then escalated the widening clash with Democratic-led states and cities over the domestic use of military forces, threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act as a means to circumvent court restrictions on deploying troops where they are ...

September 11, 2025 10:17 AM

‘Inspiring moments in Indian history’: PM Modi shares Swami Vivekananda’s historic Chicago speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared Swami Vivekananda’s historic address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, describing it as one of the most celebrated and inspiring moments in Indian history. Delivered in 1893, Swami Vivekananda’s speech is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and remarkable speeches that introduced India and its spiritual heritage to the world. Sharing the speech on X, PM Modi said, “This speech by Swami Vivekananda, delivered in Chicago ...

August 14, 2025 10:30 AM

Trump wants to extend federal control over Washington police

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask the Republican-controlled Congress to extend federal control of Washington's city police force beyond 30 days, escalating his campaign to exert presidential power over the nation's capital. Trump also asserted that any congressional action could serve as a model for other U.S. cities. He has previously threatened to expand his efforts to other Democratic-run cities such as Chicago that he claims have failed to address cr...