Federal agents expected to begin new Chicago assignment in coming days

President Trump has now re-assigned 300 federal agents to Chicago, denouncing Democrats who run the city for failing to stem a huge surge in shootings and killings. 

Chicago activist groups sue to bar federal agents from protest duties

A collection of Chicago activist groups want a judge to block federal agents sent to the city to combat violent crime from interfering in or policing protests, arguing in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the surge ordered by President Donald Trump will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.

Dem Rep. Bobby Rush claims Trump 'wants to instigate a race war’

Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush on Wednesday accused President Trump of wanting to “instigate a race war” so he could say he was the “grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan [sic].”

Lightfoot, Trump remain at odds over how to handle Chicago's ongoing violence problem

President Donald Trump and Mayor Lori Lightfoot spoke by telephone Wednesday night regarding the 300 federal agents he is re-assigning to stem Chicago’s shocking spike in violence.

Trump sending 'hundreds' of federal agents to Chicago amid ongoing violence

President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced Wednesday that federal agents will surge into Chicago to help combat rising crime.

World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

As the world case count neared the 15 million mark, with more than 617,000 killed, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has continued to see large outbreaks.

Michigan teacher and coach says he was fired for tweeting 'Trump is our President'

"I felt a lot of people were rooting against our president and I just felt like we should be rooting for him to succeed," Kucera said. "Because when he succeeds. we all succeed."

Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus' following revived White House task force briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reignited her war of words with President Trump on Tuesday, calling the coronavirus the "Trump virus" in an effort to blame the ongoing pandemic on the president's response.

Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I wish her well'

In a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump commented on Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested on federal charges for allegedly facilitating sexual abuse of minors.

'They have an impact': Trump urges Americans to wear masks during coronavirus briefing

President Donald Trump sought to paint a rosier picture of the coronavirus on Tuesday but conceded the pandemic is likely to “get worse before it gets better.”

Navy vet beaten by federal agents: ‘They came out to fight’

Christopher David is uncomfortable with his newfound fame as the subject of an online video and news coverage. David, whose bones were broken, says the focus should be on Black Lives Matter.

Chicago violence sparks war of words between Trump, Lightfoot

In a letter sent to the president on Monday, Lightfoot said the deployment of secret, federal agents who “arrest, and detain residents without any cause” is a bad idea and urged the president not to do it.

Trump protesters march through Chicago against deployment of federal agents

Two separate protests ended up merging into one Monday after police lifted one of the Chicago bridges to keep demonstrators from gathering in front of Trump Tower.