September 4, 2025 Top Chicago officials demand crime crackdown as mayor fights Trump over looming takeover: '100% need help' Independent and Democratic aldermen in Chicago express mixed views on federal crime intervention as city leaders clash over law enforcement strategies.
September 4, 2025 Their teenage son was killed in the backyard. Now a Chicago family wants Trump to 'bring on' the troops Natives of Chicago are open to President Donald Trump sending in National Guard troops after losing their son to gun violence and witnessing crime in the Windy City get worse.
September 4, 2025 Chicago resident goes after city’s ‘progressive Democratic gang’ for refusing Trump’s federal help on crime Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh criticizes city and state leaders as the 'Useless Five' for rejecting President Trump's federal help offer amid ongoing violence.
September 3, 2025 New anti-Trump crime cleanup protests echo defund the police movement that rocked 2020 A crime expert compares Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge with the 2020 defund police movement as both reject tougher criminal consequences.
September 3, 2025 Democrats have let Chicago crime ruin everything. Trump can help save lives My brother was murdered in Chicago and I know why Trump should send aid to address the city's crime crisis over local Democratic officials' objections.
September 3, 2025 Former Chicago police official says Democrats are 'afraid' a Trump crime crackdown in the city would work Jody Weis argued the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor are afraid federal assistance would show what committed politicians can accomplish against crime.
September 3, 2025 Trump escalates fight with Pritzker as bloody Chicago weekend sparks troop warning President Donald Trump and his administration have launched a crusade against Illinois lawmakers who’ve refused offers to send in National Guard troops to Chicago following a violent Labor Day weekend in the city.
September 2, 2025 MSNBC host urges Pritzker to do the 'radical' thing and work with Trump MSNBC host Joe Scarborough argued on Tuesday that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should partner with President Donald Trump to combat crime in his home state.
September 2, 2025 Pirro tears into Pritzker after deadly weekend in Chicago: 'He should be ashamed of himself' Jeanine Pirro blasted Democrats for resisting Trump’s crime crackdown, pointing to Chicago’s bloody Labor Day weekend that left dozens wounded and several dead.
September 2, 2025 Popular Dem city put on notice after violent chaos erupts over holiday weekend: 'Needs help badly' The Department of Homeland Security increases pressure on Illinois and Chicago leaders as President Trump threatens federal law enforcement surge.