Brett Johnson
@brettdale.bsky.social
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Managing editor of Daily Southtown, part of Chicago Tribune Media Group. Active member of the United Church of Christ. Lover of outdoors
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This government is a well-oiled machine that’s definitely not suffering from internal power struggles hastily papered over as technical mistakes
The employees "were sent incorrect
notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction," a senior administration official said. "Any correction has already been remedied."
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President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deploy Illinois National Guard troops to the Chicago region for at least 60 days, according to a memo sent by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Illinois National Guard leadership and obtained by the Tribune.
President Trump calling up 300 Illinois National Guard ‘immediately’ to protect ICE, buildings for 60 days
In a memo obtained by the Tribune, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Illinois National Guard leadership up to 300 members will be called into service “effective immediately.”
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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Column: It’s awfully hard to believe these policies — this blitz — have anything to do with preserving public safety or ensuring people come to the United States the so-called right way, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: ‘We’re going to throw our humanity out?’ Immigration crackdown taking us down a cruel path
It’s hard to believe that this blitz has anything to do with public safety or ensuring that people come to the U.S. the so-called right way.
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Dozens of federal immigration agents were seen patrolling downtown Chicago Sunday afternoon. Social media live streams showed them in front of Tribune Tower on N. Michigan Ave and in front of Millennium Park, detaining street vendors.
In show of force, dozens of armed federal immigration agents patrol downtown Chicago
Dozens of federal immigration agents were seen patrolling downtown Chicago Sunday afternoon.
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"The ruination of an independent justice system is merely one way in which Mr. Trump is abusing the power of the presidency, and some congressional Republicans have spoken out against other abuses."
Opinion | The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period
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The implications of the federal indictment against Eric Adams extend far beyond New York’s borders, Noah Shachtman writes. “They ripple through law enforcement offices and legislatures and courthouses across the nation, all the way up to the highest office in the land.”
Opinion | Eric Adams, Donald Trump and the Case That Broke American Justice
This is not just a New York story.
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