President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Chicago, sparking outrage from local and state leaders who say the federal government overstepped its authority. The move comes as Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to other cities, including Portland, Oregon, where a federal judge—appointed by Trump—temporarily blocked deployment, calling the president’s claims about city violence “untethered to the facts.” In Washington, Attorney General Pam Bondi defended the action before Congress, while Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and Governor JB Pritzker questioned its legality and lack of coordination.

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