JB Pritzker: Trump readying to federalize Illinois National Guard
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration has threatened to bypass him and call up the state's National Guard for…
Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
After weeks of threatening to send federal troops to Chicago, the Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB…
DOJ sues Illinois over migrant tuition benefits as Trump, Pritzker feud
Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Justice Department is suing Illinois over state laws that grant in-state tuition benefits and financial assistance to migrants, accusing the…
Texas governor threatens to remove Democrats who left state over Trump-backed redistricting
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them…
Texas Democrats leave state to block vote on gerrymandered map
Democrats in the Texas House left the state Sunday in a last-resort bid to block new congressional maps sought by President Trump that would give…
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez: A billionaire and a former bartender emerge as Trump resistance leaders
ATLANTA — The billionaire heir and the former bartender.Many Democrats have been in and out of the spotlight as the party looks for effective counters to President…