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Pritzker sues Trump to block National Guard action in Illinois

Pritzker sues Trump to block National Guard action in Illinois

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson filed a lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas in Chicago and surrounding cities.  The legal challenge is the latest clash between Democratic-led states and the Trump administration over President Donald Trump‘s so-called “federalization” of law enforcement, with governors in California, Oregon and others pursuing similar lawsuits. State and city leaders are seeking both an emergency restraining order to immediately head off Trump’s attempts to deploy the National Guard troops in the state, and longer-term injunctive relief. They claim President Donald Trump plans “to use American soldiers to punish his political enemies.”  Illinois is looking for the courts to find the deployment of the National Guard “unconstitutional.” FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR ALL INFANTS, TESTING LOWER COURT POWERS On Sunday, Pritzker revealed that Trump would deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations. He said in an X post that “no officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.”  “We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion,” the Democratic governor wrote. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot (R) responded to Pritzker, announcing he had authorized the president to call up to 400 members of the Texas Naitonal Guard to “ensure safety for federal officials.”  “You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it,” Abbot said.  The lawsuit comes one week after Pritzker and other state and local leaders held a press conference to share news of Trump’s request to authorize the National Guard troops for the stated purpose of “protecting ICE personnel and facilities.” It’s unclear whether the guard troops in question will be Illinois National Guard troops, or National Guard members from nearby states.  “What I have been warning of is now being realized,” Pritzker said Monday. “One thing is clear: none of what Trump is doing is making Illinois safer.” “This is not about fighting crime or about public safety. This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans,” he said, vowing to fight “with everything that we have.”  The action from Illinois comes days after masked federal immigration officials were seen marching through Chicago’s downtown area in full tactical gear and masks. Pritzker, who blasted the effort as an act of “authoritarianism,” noted that the immigration officers seen over the weekend appeared to be “carrying large weapons” and were spotted along Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, along the Chicago River, and outside Millennium Park — all areas that are commonly frequented by tourists and residents alike.  “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses,” Pritzker said on social media. “We cannot normalize militarizing American cities and suburbs,” he added. Both have traded barbs with Trump and other senior administration officials, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, in recent weeks as it looked to enact its hard-line immigration enforcement priorities.  “No president can flout the Constitution,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul told reporters Monday. “The rule matters in the state of Illinois.” EXCLUSIVE: TRUMP-ALIGNED LEGAL GROUP FILES FOIA REQUEST FOR DC CRIME DATA, CITING ALLEGED MANIPULATION Trump, for his part, took to social media over the weekend to take aim at what appeared to be an interaction between federal agents and protesters in the city of Broadview, Illinois, just outside Chicago.  “Border Patrol will take no nonsense!” Trump said. Trump for months has threatened to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois as part of that effort, prompting heated criticism from Democrats in the state, including Pritzker, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who described the ICE agent presence in the city over the weekend as “another brazen provocation from the Trump administration” and one that “does nothing to make our city safer.” Both have sharply condemned Trump’s immigration crackdowns and attempts to deploy federal troops into Democrat-led cities and states. They reiterated that claim yesterday, describing the effort as merely a “pretext” for deploying federal agents into Chicago and the surrounding areas. TRUMP IS THREATENING TO ‘FEDERALIZE’ DC WITH NATIONAL GUARD AND MORE. HERE’S HOW THAT COULD PLAY OUT  The lawsuit comes as leaders in other Democrat-led states have moved to sue the Trump administration over his federalization crackdown. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield on Saturday announced they are suing the Trump administration over its deployment of National Guard troops, echoing Pritzker and Johnson’s argument that Trump lacked the legal basis to do so. He argued on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that Trump has “exceeded his authority” in calling up the troops, since there is not an invasion or rebellion in the U.S. or Oregon — or the two conditions by which the president can call up the National Guard against state objections.  “What’s going on in California, D.C., Memphis, potentially Illinois, and now Oregon — this normalization that you can use the U.S. military in our cities — that is un-American,” Rayfield said. “In every place that it happens, you will see Democrat attorneys general standing up, drawing a line in the sand and saying, no, we need to have this American conversation because it is an un-American action by our president,” he added.  Fox News’ Kevin Gora and Fox News Digital’s Andrea Margolis contributed to this report. 

Federal judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland amid constitutional challenge

Federal judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland amid constitutional challenge

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into Portland in a late-night decision on Sunday. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled the action was unlawful and unconstitutional, issuing an emergency temporary restraining order to halt the deployment of California’s National Guard. The order also bars the use of troops from any other state or Washington, D.C. in Oregon. Immergut’s ruling says that the Trump administration’s action violates federal statute 10 U.S.C. §12406 and the Tenth Amendment. “It appears to violate both 10 U.S.C. §12406 and the Tenth Amendment,” Immergut said during the proceeding, according to reporting from Adam Klasfeld of AllRise News. NEWSOM SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT ORDER TO OREGON Immergut also pressed Justice Department attorney Eric Hamilton on why the DOJ continued to pursue troop movements. “How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the TRO that I issued yesterday?” she asked.“You’re an officer of the court. Aren’t defendants circumventing my order?” Hamilton went on to deny any wrongdoing but did offer a defense to which Immergut pushed back. “You have to have a colorable claim that Oregon conditions warrant deploying the National Guard — you don’t.” TRUMP’S ‘WAR-RAVAGED PORTLAND’ NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT HALTED BY FEDERAL JUDGE OVER AUTHORITY CONCERNS Oregon’s Scott Kennedy said it felt like “a game of rhetorical Whac-A-Mole” and referenced reports that Trump may be considering sending Texas National Guard troops to Chicago. DOJ representatives requested a stay, but Immergut denied both the stay and the administrative delay, saying it was an “emergency” and there were no new facts to justify the request to change her previous ruling. “I’m handling this on an emergency basis with limited briefing,” she said. “No new information has been provided about any new issues in Portland.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) immediately took to X to boast. “BREAKING: We just won in court — again. A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND. The court granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order — HALTING ANY FEDERALIZATION, RELOCATION, OR DEPLOYMENT of ANY GUARD MEMBERS TO OREGON FROM ANY STATE. Trump’s abuse of power won’t stand,” the post stated. The Justice Department has made indications that it will be appealing the ruling with arguments that the president retains authority under federal law to deploy National Guard forces in cases of “domestic unrest.”

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,320

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,320

Here are the key events from day 1,320 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 5 Oct 20255 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is how things stand on Monday, October 6, 2025: Fighting A Russian attack killed a family of four, including a 15-year-old girl, in the village of Lapaivka in Ukraine’s Lviv region, the regional prosecutor’s office reported in a post on Facebook. The attack on the region in Ukraine’s west, far from the Russian border, also injured several people and targeted gas infrastructure used for heating during a cold snap, the regional administrator’s office wrote in a post on Telegram. One person was killed and 10 others injured as Russian forces launched 702 attacks on 18 settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region in a day, Regional Governor Ivan Fedorov wrote on Telegram. The attacks left at least 73,000 people without power, with service restored to most people by early afternoon, Fedorov added. Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed on Sunday its forces had hit Ukrainian military-industrial facilities as well as gas and energy infrastructure overnight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote in a post on Facebook that Russian forces launched more than 50 missiles and about 500 attack drones at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa and Kirovohrad regions. Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Belgorod region left some 40,000 people without power, Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote in a post on Telegram. Three people were also injured in Ukrainian attacks on Belgorod, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported. Russian forces shot down four Ukrainian guided aerial bombs and 145 drones in a 24-hour period, TASS reported. Politics and Diplomacy Advertisement In response to a question from reporters about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer last month to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons, United States President Donald Trump said, “Sounds like a good idea to me.” German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned Europe must be wary of falling into “Putin’s escalation trap” while also strengthening anti-drone defences, amid drone sightings near airports across Europe. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that “specific people from abroad … expressed direct support … for the announced attempt to overthrow [Moldova’s] constitutional order,” naming the European Union ambassador to Georgia, the day after protesters sought to force their way into the presidential palace. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz informed Trump about plans to use frozen Russian assets to support Ukrainian armed forces in a phone call on Sunday. The Reuters news agency reported that Trump administration diplomats are planning to accuse Cuba of providing up to 5,000 fighters to support Moscow’s war on Ukraine, in a bid to limit support for lifting the decades-long US embargo on Cuba. Cuban authorities previously arrested 17 people on charges related to a human trafficking ring that allegedly lured young Cuban men to fight in Ukraine with the Russian military. Weapons Putin said that if the US supplies Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia, it would “lead to the destruction of our relations, or at least the positive trends that have emerged in these relations”, in a video released by Russian state television reporter, Pavel Zarubin, on Sunday. In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that Russian weapons used to attack Ukraine include components made by companies from many places, including “the United States, China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Netherlands”. Adblock test (Why?)

More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded

More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded

Rescued trekkers reach China’s Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help. Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Rescuers have guided more than 350 people to safety after they were stranded by blizzard-like conditions on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, Chinese state media reported on Sunday. In total, more than 500 people were caught by surprise when unusually heavy snow and rainfall lashed them on the way in the Tingri region of Tibet, one of the main routes to ascend the world’s tallest mountain. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Those rescued on Sunday were taken to the small township of Qudang, on the Tibetan side of the peak, CCTV reported. Some 200 trekkers who remained stranded in treacherous conditions as of Sunday were due to arrive in Qudang in stages under the guidance and assistance of rescuers organised by the local government, CCTV reported. The CCTV report did not indicate whether local guides and support staff accompanying the trekking parties had been accounted for. It was also unclear if trekkers near the north face of Everest, also in Tibet, had been affected or not. Heavy snowfall in the valley, which lies at an elevation averaging 4,200 metres (13,800 feet), began on Friday evening and persisted throughout Saturday. Ticket sales and entry to the entire Everest Scenic Area were suspended from late Saturday, according to notices on the official WeChat accounts of the local Tingri County Tourism Company. “It was so wet and cold in the mountains, and hypothermia was a real risk,” said Chen Geshuang, who was part of an 18-strong trekking team that made it to Qudang. “The weather this year is not normal. The guide said he had never encountered such weather in October. And it happened all too suddenly,” Chen told the Reuters news agency. Advertisement In neighbouring Nepal, Sherpa communities have been adapting to increasingly unpredictable conditions as climate change contributes to more frequent and dramatic climate shifts in the Himalayas, posing risks to climbers and the Sherpa communities who work there. In a situation update shared on Sunday, Nepal’s Tourism Board said that search and rescue operations were ongoing after the weather “improved significantly” across Nepal, with “clear skies in Kathmandu and many other parts of Nepal”. The update came after heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Nepal, killing at least 47 people since Friday. Thirty-five people died in separate landslides in the eastern Ilam district bordering India. Nine people were reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters, and three others were killed in lightning strikes elsewhere in the country. The floods and landslides in the mountainous regions come as South Asian countries continue to battle ongoing floods, including in Pakistan, where some four million people have been affected. Adblock test (Why?)

Australia, Papua New Guinea sign mutual defence treaty

Australia, Papua New Guinea sign mutual defence treaty

Pukpuk treaty commits the two neighbours to greater military cooperation, although the text is yet to be released. Published On 6 Oct 20256 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) James Marape have signed a mutual defence treaty in Canberra, with the leaders saying the text of the agreement will be available soon. Marape told reporters on Monday in the Australian capital that the treaty was drawn up “out of geography, history and the enduring reality of our shared neighbourhood”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list “It is about one bigger fence that secures two houses that has its own yard space,” Marape said, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The Papua New Guinean leader disagreed that the pact was drawn up due to broader geopolitical issues, in an apparent reference to the military interests of countries like China and the United States in the Pacific region. “This treaty was not conceived out of geopolitics or any other reason,” Marape said. “We maintain friendships to all enemies, we advocate peace wherever we engage, in as far as foreign relations concern,” PNG’s leader added. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the treaty “makes very explicit” that there will be “interoperability” between the two neighbouring countries’ “defence assets”, adding that “our greatest asset is our people”. The ABC reported that this meant the two countries would share the same rights as current members of the Five Eyes agreement, which Australia shares with Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the US. Marape’s office said last week that the agreement will create a path for 10,000 Papua New Guineans to serve in the Australian Defence Force, as his country also aims to build up its own defence force to 7,000 troops. Advertisement Papua New Guinea has a population of some 12 million people, of which about 40 percent live below the poverty line, in stark contrast to its richer neighbour, Australia. The signing of the Pukpuk treaty comes weeks after Papua New Guinea celebrated 50 years of independence from Australia, which assumed control of its northern neighbour as a colonial power in 1902, after both countries were colonised by the UK. In August 2013, Australia signed a memorandum of understanding with Papua New Guinea, which saw thousands of migrants arriving in Australia by boat detained on Manus Island in offshore detention. The controversial detention centre closed in 2017, leaving hundreds of refugees stranded. Australia is also seeking to sign a security agreement with Fiji, after a similar agreement covering both security and climate change with Vanuatu stalled last month. Australia also recently signed a landmark treaty with Tuvalu, the world’s first agreement offering visas to help people facing displacement due to the climate crisis to resettle. Climate change remains a key security concern for many countries in the region, with Australia bidding to host the 2026 UN COP climate change meeting, alongside its Pacific neighbours. The bid has yet to materialise as Turkiye is also formally campaigning to host the same meeting. Adblock test (Why?)