Federal-State Standoff Intensifies in Chicago: Trump Deploys National Guard Amid Protests and Shooting Incident
Federal-State Standoff Intensifies in Chicago: Trump Deploys National Guard Amid Protests and Shooting Incident A major federal-state confrontation has erupted in Chicago following President Donald Trump’s Saturday authorization of 300 National Guard members to the city, directly overriding the strong objections of Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker. The controversial deployment comes just hours after a federal immigration agent shot a woman during an incident in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood on October 4, 2025, sparking immediate protests and heightened tensions across the…