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Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Trump Escalates Feud With Illinois Over Immigration

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President Donald Trump has demanded the imprisonment of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, accusing them of neglecting to safeguard U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers amid escalating protests over intensified immigration enforcement. A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s injunction blocking the full deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, while Operation Midway Blitz has resulted in over 1,000 arrests of undocumented migrants in the Chicago area, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The administration has federalized 300 Illinois and 400 Texas National Guard troops to secure federal sites in Chicago and beyond, a step decried by state and city leaders as an unconstitutional intrusion and discriminatory tactic, prompting lawsuits from Illinois and Chicago to halt the operations.

Trump said, “Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Officers!” He added, “Governor Pritzker also!”

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Bovino said, “I doubt the governor could fill custard in a pie factory if it came down to it, but what he is adept at is placing his citizens, his law enforcement officers, and his state in jeopardy at the hands of criminals.” Bovino added, “It’s plain and simple: he doesn’t care.”

Trump Escalates Feud With Illinois Over Immigration

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-escalates-feud-with-illinois-over-immigration/ss-AA1Pb2PK

Knewz: Trump threatens New York City

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President Donald Trump recently declared that he could unilaterally withhold federal funding from New York City if Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a promising frontrunner, is elected mayor. Knewz.com has learned that the president called the candidate a “communist” and claimed that the White House controls the flow of money to the city.

President Donald Trump recently declared that he could unilaterally withhold federal funding from New York City if Democrat Zohran Mamdani, a promising frontrunner, is elected mayor. Knewz.com has learned that the president called the candidate a “communist” and claimed that the White House controls the flow of money to the city.

Trump threatens New York City
President Donald Trump recently declared that he could unilaterally withhold federal funding from New York City if Mamdani is elected mayor.

https://knewz.com/trump-threatens-new-york-city-over-zohran-mamdani

Raleigh News & Observer: ICE Arrest Ban Sparks Clash with DHS in Chicago

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Cook County Courts Chief Judge Timothy Evans has barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making courthouse arrests, citing concerns that detention has discouraged court appearances. The order has prohibited civil detention of parties, witnesses, and visitors. Immigrant groups claimed prior arrests have undermined trust in the justice system.

Since July, ICE has arrested at least a dozen people outside Cook County courthouses. Advocacy groups said fear has kept residents from hearings, including one woman detained outside a domestic violence court.

Cook County Public Defender Cruz Rodriguez said, “I have had numerous conversations with clients who are presented with a difficult decision of either missing court and receiving an arrest warrant or coming to court and risk being arrested by ICE.”

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Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D) urged statewide limits on federal arrests near public institutions, while Gov. JB Pritzker suggested agents may have violated prior court restrictions. Welch stated, “We won’t sit back and let our democracy be taken from us.” He added, “If we can do something similar statewide, I’d love to get that done, because what’s happening with these ICE agents and courthouses and territories around courthouses is unacceptable.”

ICE Arrest Ban Sparks Clash with DHS in Chicago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ice-arrest-ban-sparks-clash-with-dhs-in-chicago/ss-AA1PbGWG

Newsweek: Donald Trump suffers another blow in National Guard deployment

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The Trump administration suffered a legal blow on Friday afternoon when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed an order issued on October 20 by a federal appellate court ruling it could deploy 200 National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, under federal control.\…

On October 20, a three-judge appeals court ruled that Trump could federalize 200 National Guard troops for deployment to Portland, with two Trump-appointed judges in favor, while one Bill Clinton appointee was opposed.

However, on Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay preventing this from coming into effect until 5 p.m. on October 28 at the earliest, while the court decides whether to reconsider the case. The matter could now appear before a so-called en banc review, made up of 11 judges.

Donald Trump suffers another blow in National Guard deployment
President Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, faced a setback on Friday.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-suffers-another-blow-national-guard-deployment-10938250

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/donald-trump-suffers-another-blow-in-national-guard-deployment/ar-AA1PalT3

Slingshot News: ‘I Will Fire You So Fast’: Trump Gets Caught Up In A Power Trip, Threatens New Hire In Front Of Reporters During Press Conference [Video]

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During a press conference at the White House several weeks ago in August, Donald Trump threatened to fire Gadyaces Serralta, who he just hired to lead the U.S. Marshals Service, if he showed himself to be “soft, weak, and pathetic.” 

‘I Will Fire You So Fast’: Trump Gets Caught Up In A Power Trip, Threatens New Hire In Front Of Reporters During Press Conference
During a press conference at the White House several weeks ago in August, Donald Trump threatened to fire Gadyaces Serralta, who he just hired to lead the U.S. Marshals Service, if he showed himself to be “soft, weak, and pathetic.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-will-fire-you-so-fast-trump-gets-caught-up-in-a-power-trip-threatens-new-hire-in-front-of-reporters-during-press-conference/vi-AA1Payfx

What a royal *ssh*l*!!!

Daily Beast: Trump Goon Schooled Over Oval Office Screwup

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Harmeet Dhillon made an embarrassing mistake while sharing a photo of herself in the Oval Office.

A top Donald Trump loyalist at the Department of Justice has been mocked online for sharing a photo confusing the Declaration of Independence with the Constitution.

Harmeet Dhillon, a 2020 election denier who Trump picked as assistant attorney general for civil rights, posted a photo on X on Thursday showing her holding hands with the president in the Oval Office.

“I love the Constitution AND my favorite President!” Dhillon wrote. However, as many social media users pointed out, Dhillon was actually standing in front of the Declaration of Independence, not the historic document that outlines how the federal government operates and guarantees the rights and freedoms of U.S. citizens.

Trump’s Legal Goon Schooled Over Oval Office Screwup
Harmeet Dhillon made an embarrassing mistake while sharing a photo of herself in the Oval Office.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-goon-schooled-over-oval-office-screwup

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-goon-schooled-over-oval-office-screwup/ar-AA1P6xWJ

LA Times: Letters to the Editor: Trump administration’s ‘clear pattern of recklessness’ affects us all

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  • ICE shooting in South L.A. exemplifies critics’ claim of clear recklessness across Trump administration departments, from military operations to immigration enforcement.
  • Letters from Southern California residents highlight concerns about warrantless ICE invasions, excessive force and erosion of constitutional protections for immigrants and citizens.
  • Federal actions from military exercises near Camp Pendleton to government shutdowns fuel accusations that the administration prioritizes enforcement over public safety and healthcare.

There is a clear pattern of recklessness by the Trump administration, transcending from one department to another of the federal government.

It ranges from the shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in South L.A. (“ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault,” Oct. 21), to firing dangerous live howitzer rounds over Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton, to using excessive military force on small boats in the Caribbean that were allegedly carrying drugs, to the closure of the federal government, stalling negotiations on the problem created by devaluing healthcare funding that will harm millions of Americans.

What is clear is that the well-being and safety of American residents, whether undocumented immigrants or legal citizens, is of no concern to President Trump and his lieutenants. We see a program of cruelty to induce fear and to target anyone who disagrees with tactics to sidestep the Constitution and rules of law.

Letters to the Editor: Trump administration’s ‘clear pattern of recklessness’ affects us all
‘What is clear is that the well-being and safety of American residents, whether undocumented immigrants or legal citizens, is of no concern to President Trump and his lieutenants,’ writes an L.A. Times reader.

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-10-24/trump-administration-recklessness-ice

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/letters-to-the-editor-trump-administration-s-clear-pattern-of-recklessness-affects-us-all/ar-AA1P6Tes

MSNBC: ‘Power and joy’: How protestors are rejecting Trump’s fear tactics [Video]

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Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin joins MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff to discuss why laughter and ridicule, not fear, are driving the movement’s fight against Donald Trump’s authoritarianism.

‘Power and joy’: How protestors are rejecting Trump’s fear tactics
Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin joins MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff to discuss why laughter and ridicule, not fear, are driving the movement’s fight against Donald Trump’s authoritarianism.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/power-and-joy-how-protestors-are-rejecting-trump-s-fear-tactics/vi-AA1P0Rk4

Slingshot News: ‘Innocent Americans Are Suffering’: Karoline Leavitt Accidentally Tells The Truth, Admits Trump’s Government Shutdown Is Hurting The American People [Video]

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During today’s White House press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted that Trump’s government shutdown is hurting the American people. Leavitt stated, “Innocent Americans are suffering.”

‘Innocent Americans Are Suffering’: Karoline Leavitt Accidentally Tells The Truth, Admits Trump’s Government Shutdown Is Hurting The American People
During today’s White House press briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted that Trump’s government shutdown is hurting the American people. Leavitt stated, “Innocent Americans are suffering.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/innocent-americans-are-suffering-karoline-leavitt-accidentally-tells-the-truth-admits-trump-s-government-shutdown-is-hurting-the-american-people/vi-AA1P3QAp

The i Paper: Stephen Miller is Trump’s Rottweiler. Now he wants to dismantle the Democrats

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The deputy chief of staff’s power at the White House appears to know no bounds, and his voice is one of the most influential in the President’s ear

If civil war begins in the US – and with Donald Trump’s commitment to deploying troops on the country’s streets, there is every possibility that it might – Stephen Miller will probably view it as his own personal, signature achievement.

No figure in Trump’s inner circle exhibits more zealotry than Miller – the White House deputy chief of staff for policy – about the revolutionary ambitions of the “Make America Great Again” movement. Nor more of a willingness to lay waste the country’s constitutional guardrails in an effort to supercharge the President’s powers, disregard Congress, and ignore court rulings that fail to go the administration’s way.

Last week, even Trump acknowledged the extremism of the Rottweiler in his midst.

Stephen Miller is Trump’s Rottweiler. Now he wants to dismantle the Democrats
The deputy chief of staff’s power at the White House appears to know no bounds, and his voice is one of the most influential in the President’s ear
Stephen Miller is Trump’s Rottweiler. Now he wants to dismantle the Democrats

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/stephen-miller-is-trump-s-rottweiler-now-he-wants-to-dismantle-the-democrats/ar-AA1P2ev6