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Illinois Sues Trump To Block National Guard Invasion

Illinois and Chicago launched a lawsuit Monday to stop President Trump's deployment of federal National Guard troops to Chicago, labeling the move unlawful amid fears of overreach and city destabilization.

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400 - Texas National Guard troops deployed to Chicago amid mounting left-wing violence.

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"There's nothing to negotiate." — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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Nobel Prize In Medicine Goes To Immune System Pioneers

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