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White House slams Pritzker, blue cities as crime fight escalates: 'Decline is a choice'

The White House urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to take President Donald Trump up on his offer to send National Guard troops ...

Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker ponder steps to counter potential National Guard plans in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker worked Sunday preparing plans to counter plans detailed in media reports that the ...

Obama slams Trump's use of National Guard to help cities fight crime as 'dangerous trend'

Obama criticized Trump's threats to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago and New York, calling the policies a risk to all ...

Trump vs. Pritzker: A political feud that could trigger a major national crisis

Pritzker is a potential Democratic presidential hopeful. His party is pining for someone to show defiance to Trump. And since ...

Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge

President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city ...