Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 members of the Illinois National Guard to protect federal assets amid “violent riots
Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop in Chicago on Sept. 28, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that the Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. Pritzker accused Washington
A neighborhood still flooded from Hurricane Milton prepares to have the FEMA Disaster Recover Center convert to a polling location for the general election in Ridge Manor, Fla. on Nov. 4, 2024. AP Photo/Mike Carlson, File Florida and the southeastern United States could be in for some stormy weather over the coming days, according to
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) building in Washington on May 15, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Oct. 3 that it stopped distributing emergency preparedness funds to states until they update their populations in the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Called emergency management performance
President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House on June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters A second federal appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, saying that the administration was likely to lose in trying to show the policy was legal. The ruling on Oct. 3 is
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during the third day of government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has asked for a review of federal funds allocated to Portland, Oregon, amid a rash of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) there.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during the third day of government shutdown at the White House on Oct. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times MEMPHIS—Law enforcement agencies are working together to patrol high-crime areas, and residents are reporting significantly increased levels of police activity, with dozens of unmarked vehicles seen around