Illinois Democrats Resist Trump’s Plan to Send Federal Troops to Chicago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said on Sept. 2 that they will fight President Donald Trump’s plan to

Pentagon Chief Suggests More Strikes on Cartels After US Military Targets Boat Near Venezuela

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington on June 26, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that there may be additional strikes against narco-terrorists that attempt to smuggle drugs into the United States, after the U.S. military launched airstrikes against a vessel that the Trump administration said was being