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After an uproar on social media over photos of Texas National Guard deployed to Illinois appearing to be overweight, some of them have been sent back home.
Social media users appear to have bullied Texas into pulling some members of the Texas National Guard deployed to aid Trump’s Chicago crackdown.
On Thursday, a federal judge ruled to temporarily block the deployment of troops to Illinois. The ruling reads that no National Guard members may be deployed to the state for the next 14 days. The restraining order, effective in the ruling, will expire on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump’s conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.
The Texas National Guard removed seven soldiers from Illinois amid questions about their physical fitness. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called it a return to “standards.”
An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.
A national partisan divide over Trump's attempt to send National Guard troops across state lines held fast among Arizona's candidates for governor.
Large crowds are gathering across the country on Saturday for a new round of “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump, amid tensions over a government shutdown, immigration crackdowns and military deployments to fight crime in Democratic-led cities.