CHICAGO (WLS) — The Trump administration is looking to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday. Pritzker said the Department of War gave him an ultimatum, telling him to call up the troops himself. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch “This…
The US Space Force has awarded SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, five of seven critical military launch missions for the upcoming fiscal year, totaling $714 million. The contracts are said to reinforce SpaceX’s dominance in Pentagon space contracts, despite recent public tensions between Musk and President Donald Trump. United Launch Alliance (ULA) secured the remaining…
Former President Barack Obama has stepped up his criticisms of the Trump administration in recent weeks, weighing in more forcefully and frequently than he did at the start of the president’s second term. It is an intensification that Democrats welcome at a moment when they lack party leadership, even as some say his trademark caution…
The Anti-Defamation League, one of the most prominent Jewish advocacy and anti-hate organizations in the US, has been the center of a rightwing pressure campaign that intensified on Wednesday when the FBI director, Kash Patel, denounced the group and said the agency would cut ties with the non-profit. Patel’s announcement followed days of attacks by…
President Donald Trump, writing on Truth Social, informed “ICE, Border Patrol, Law Enforcement, and all U.S. Military” that “from this point forward, anybody burning the American Flag will be subject to one year in prison” in accordance with a previous executive order. Newsweek contacted the White House and Department of Justice for comment on Saturday…
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“Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous.” Celebrities do more than just appear on the big screen and release music nowadays — they often team up with major companies for advertising campaigns and endorsement deals. But because these stars are now representing a brand, they’re held to a higher standard when…
Hamas has accepted some elements of the Trump administration’s plan to end the war with Israel, but the militant group says further discussions are needed on other issues.It remains to be seen if those gaps can be bridged, but Israel’s army says it is advancing preparations for the first phase of President Trump’s plan in…
China has offered the Trump administration a massive investment package potentially worth as much as $1trn in exchange for the United States easing restrictions on Chinese investments and deals, Bloomberg has reported, citing informed sources. According to the report, negotiators for Chinese President Xi Jinping are also pushing the US to lower tariffs on imported…
When word reached the White House on Friday afternoon that Hamas had, after nearly five days, responded to President Donald Trump’s 20-point proposal to end the war in Gaza, officials were so quick to embrace the group’s statement they posted it in full on social media, at one point mistakenly attributing it to Trump himself….