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After Weeks of Threats, Trump Sends Federalized Troops To Downtown Chicago

Sep 28th, 2025, 7:11 pm President Donald Trump has started sending federalized troops to Chicago on Sunday after threatening to do so for weeks. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) — soon after clips of troops and immigration agents patrolling The Windy City started circulating on X on Sunday — posted that he was aware of the development. “I am closely monitoring the confirmed reports of federal agents on Michigan Ave.,” Johnson said. “While Chicagoans and visitors are enjoying another gorgeo ...

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Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

Some 4 million people could lose federal housing assistance under new plans from the Trump administration, according to experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica. The rules would pave the way for a host of restrictions long sought by conservatives, including time limits on living in public housing, work requirements for many people receiving federal housing assistance and the stripping of aid from entire families if one member of the household is in the country ...

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Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

Mon 29 Sep 2025 06.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 29 Sep 2025 06.01 EDT Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats, according to three people familiar with the situation. At times, his role has superseded that of Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser. The strikes on the Venezuelan boats allegedly carrying narcotics, which the administration has claimed were necessary ...

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls it "appalling" that Trump accused FBI of putting agents in crowd on Jan. 6

September 28, 2025 / 4:45 PM EDT Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she finds it "appalling" that President Trump alleged that the FBI had placed agents into the crowd as "agitators" during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. "They were brought in because we needed help," Klobuchar said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." The president posted on social media on Saturday that the FBI "secretly placed" ...

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Denmark reports drone sightings again at several military locations

September 28, 2025 / 4:04 PM EDT Denmark's defense ministry said Sunday that it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces' locations overnight, a day after the NATO alliance announced that it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic Sea region. The ministry said in a statement that it had "several capacities deployed" after drone sightings from Saturday into Sunday night. It didn't offer any further details about the specifics of the deployment, the number of drones ...

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Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happe

Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?' Author: Evan Watson PORTLAND, Ore. — President Donald Trump appears to be cooling on his plans to send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, according to an interview Sunday morning with NBC. When asked whether he is still sending troops to Portland, which he described as "War ravaged" in a social media post Satur ...

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John Thune praises tariffs as he admits farmers have 'big harvest' with 'no place to go'

September 28, 2025 12:42PM ET Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) praised President Donald Trump's tariffs even as he admitted that farmers in his state had a "big harvest" with "no place to go." During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Kristen Welker told Thune that Trump had recently stated he would assist farmers hurt by the tariff policy. "Why should American taxpayers bail out farmers who are hurting because of the president's tariff policies?" ...

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Patel says FBI assisting response to Michigan Mormon church shooting

09/28/25 1:16 PM ET FBI Director Kash Patel said his agency is tracking reports of Sunday’s deadly shooting at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Michigan. “We are tracking reports of the horrific shooting and fire at an LDS church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. @FBI agents are on the scene to assist local authorities,” Patel said in a post on the social platform X. “Violence in a place of worship is a cowardly and criminal act. Our prayers are with the victims and their famili ...

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Trump to attend meeting of generals and admirals at Quantico

President Donald Trump has decided he’s going to the last-minute global gathering of the nation’s top generals that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered last week, he said Sunday, setting the stage for a highly unusual meeting between the commander in chief and top U.S. military leaders. Trump’s appearance at a Marine Corps base in Virginia not only overshadows Hegseth’s planned address but adds new security concerns to the massive and nearly unprecedented military event, which has required s ...

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Sen. John Thune digs in on GOP funding bill, accusing Democrats of holding government 'hostage'

WASHINGTON — A defiant Senate Majority Leader John Thune vowed that Republicans will hold firm on their seven-week funding bill, insisting that the only way to prevent a government shutdown this week is for Democrats to support it. In an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Thune said it’s “totally up to the Democrats” whether a shutdown will be avoided. He vowed that there won’t be any negotiations on a stopgap bill, likening Democrats to hostage-takers who are “hijacking” th ...

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Sen. Chris Murphy sends funds to anti-Trump organizing groups

40 min ago - Sept. 29, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy is donating $100,000 from his political fund to the progressive organizing group Indivisible — the latest in a series of donations he says total nearly $1 million to grassroots groups acro ... (NBC News)

Top diplomats of North Korea and China agree to deepen ties and resist hegemonism

1 hr ago - Updated 8:46 PM EDT, September 28, 2025 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to deepen bilateral ties and resist hegemonism or unilateralism, a likely reference to their pushbacks against the United Sta ... (AP)

Hundreds protest at ICE building after Trump's announcement of troop deployment to Portland

1 hr ago - Sept. 28, 2025 9:22 p.m. Updated: Sept. 29, 2025 1:57 a.m. Several hundred people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland Sunday afternoon and into the evening to protest the Trump administration’s depl ... (Oregon Public Broadcasting/NPR)

Stephen Miller takes leading role in strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug boats

1 hr ago - Mon 29 Sep 2025 06.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 29 Sep 2025 06.01 EDT Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats, according to three people familiar ... (The Guardian)

Mamdani: Trump's donors 'will not dictate' NYC mayoral race

2 hrs ago - 09/28/25 9:25 PM ET New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said President Trump’s donors “will not dictate” the race, hours after incumbent Mayor Eric Adams ended his reelection bid. “Donald Trump and his billi ... (The Hill)

Pentagon calls up 200 National Guard troops after Trump Portland announcement

2 hrs ago - September 29, 2025 5:45 AM EDT Updated 14 mins ago WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops to be deployed under federal authority while the state filed a lawsuit challengi ... (Reuters)

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

3 hrs ago - Some 4 million people could lose federal housing assistance under new plans from the Trump administration, according to experts who reviewed drafts of two unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica. The rules would pave the way for a host of restrictio ... (ProPublica)

After Weeks of Threats, Trump Sends Federalized Troops To Downtown Chicago

3 hrs ago - Sep 28th, 2025, 7:11 pm President Donald Trump has started sending federalized troops to Chicago on Sunday after threatening to do so for weeks. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) — soon after clips of troops and immigration agents patrolling Th ... (MEDIAite)

'Should not be having these conversations': Dem AG warns Trump crossed a 'big line'

3 hrs ago - September 28, 2025 5:46PM ET Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, a Democrat, warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump's latest move crossed a "big line." On Saturday, Trump ordered federal troops to be deployed to Portland, Oregon, to protect t ... (Raw Story)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls it "appalling" that Trump accused FBI of putting agents in crowd on Jan. 6

4 hrs ago - September 28, 2025 / 4:45 PM EDT Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she finds it "appalling" that President Trump alleged that the FBI had placed agents into the crowd as "agitators" during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan ... (CBS News)

Illinois senator demands to meet with Ice amid clashes at immigration facility

5 hrs ago - Sun 28 Sep 2025 13.03 EDT Last modified on Sun 28 Sep 2025 16.08 EDT After days of clashes between federal officers and protesters at an immigration jail in his home state of Illinois, Democratic US senator Dick Durbin on Sunday renewed demands to me ... (The Guardian)

Trump demanded federal Troops go to Portland to protect ICE facility. Arrests outside it have been dropping for months

5 hrs ago - Sunday 28 September 2025 16:08 EDT President Donald Trump has demanded that federal troops be deployed to Portland, Oregon, to protect immigration facilities from protesters — even though the number of arrests outside the facility has been dropp ... (The Independent)

Denmark reports drone sightings again at several military locations

5 hrs ago - September 28, 2025 / 4:04 PM EDT Denmark's defense ministry said Sunday that it had again observed drones at several of its armed forces' locations overnight, a day after the NATO alliance announced that it would enhance its vigilance in the Baltic S ... (CBS News/AP)

Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter's truck

8 hrs ago - The Village of Broadview said they've launched a criminal investigation after a CBS News Chicago reporter had a projectile fired at her vehicle by an ICE agent late Sunday morning. Reporter Asal Rezaei said there was no active protest or protesters a ... (CBS News)

Missouri governor signs Trump-backed plan aimed at helping Republicans win another US House seat

9 hrs ago - By DAVID A. LIEB Updated 6:15 PM CDT, September 28, 2025 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to try to hold on to a narrow Republican major ... (AP)

Police: Deadly shooting in North Carolina was 'highly premeditated' and location was 'targeted'

10 hrs ago - Updated 2:50 PM CDT, September 28, 2025 SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) — A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and f ... (AP)

American citizen released by Taliban 9 months after arrest in Afghanistan

13 hrs ago - Amir Amiri, an American citizen detained nine months ago in Afghanistan, was released Sunday and is on his way back to the United States, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced. "Today we welcome home Amir Amiry, an American who was wrongfully deta ... (CBS News)

US, Mexico launch joint initiative to tackle cross-border gun trafficking

13 hrs ago - September 28, 2025 11:44 AM EDT Updated 8 hours ago MEXICO CITY, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico launched a new bilateral initiative aimed at disrupting the flow of illicit firearms across their shared border, the U.S. State Departme ... (Reuters)

Rural Americans who rely on Head Start worry about its future: 'Without free childcare I couldn't work'

13 hrs ago - Sun 28 Sep 2025 13.00 EDT For almost as long as she’s been a mother, Sara Laughlin has known where she could turn for help in Troy, a western Ohio town 20 miles north of Dayton. For years, the local Head Start program provided stability and care ... (The Guardian)

Energy Dept. adds 'climate change' and 'emissions' to banned words list

13 hrs ago - 09/28/2025 02:47 PM EDT The Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according ... (Politico)