Today in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, voters cast their ballots in a special election to fill the seat held by former state house speaker Melissa Hortman. The longtime Democratic state lawmaker who along with her husband was shot and killed at their home in June. And yet, in Donald Trump's public remarks just hours after Charlie Kirk's assassination, in which he condemned a number of recent examples of political violence, he notably left out the killing of Melissa Hortman and several othe ...

We are back with some breaking news out of Chicago. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Christine Gnome was in that city earlier today as ICE continues its escalating operation on the ground there. Let's get more on this from NBC News senior homeland security correspondent Julia Aninsley.Julia, tell us about Secretary Num's visit to Chicago this morning. Well, it was brief, Anna. She was in and out really before anyone knew she was there.We understand she didn't take press with her. This was her respo ...

Troy Carter of Louisiana. He represents parts of New Orleans. And former acting vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, retired Major General Randy Manor.Congressman, I am curious about your thoughts about what you are seeing from America's mayors. And if you feel that America's mayors are rising to meet this moment and this challenge. Yeah, I I think they are.And I think they're rising to say we're not rejecting they're not rejecting help from the White House. and not rejecting help to push back against c ...

Donald Trump's plans to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee. The president took to Truth Social last night where he appeared to take retroactive credit for Memphis's reported drops in crime. He wrote, quote, "The only reason crime is somewhat down in Memphis is because the FBI and others in the federal government at my direction have been working there for 5 months on the absolutely terrible crime numbers." He adds, "That happens after we make the official announcement that we're coming. And wh ...

We begin this morning with Donald Trump's plans to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee. The president took to Truth Social last night where he appeared to take retroactive credit for Memphis's reported drops in crime. He wrote, quote, "The only reason crime is somewhat down in Memphis is because the FBI and others in the federal government at my direction have been working there for 5 months on the absolutely terrible crime numbers." He adds, "That happens after we make the official announcemen ...

[Music] Memphis, Tennessee is now the latest city where President Trump plans to deploy the National Guard. This is part of his so-called effort to crack down on crime. Here's what he said yesterday on Fox News.We're going to Memphis. Memphis is that's the next city. Deeply troubled.And the mayor is happy. He's a Democrat mayor. The mayor is happy. And the governor Tennessee, the governor is happy.Deeply troubled. the National Guard and anybody else we need. And by the way, we'll bring in the military, too, ...

Trump has a new target for his National Guard crackdown. Memphis, Tennessee. In an appearance yesterday on Fox and Friends, Trump suggested both Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Dem a Democrat and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, a Republican, are on board with this decision.Memphis Mayor Paul Young appeared last night on the week night where he had this to say about Trump's announcement of a military presence in his city. Do you want the National Guard in your city. >> No.We definitely want a partnership with the ...

And this morning with Chicago bracing for a federal immigration crackdown this weekend. Last night, Illinois Governor JB Pritsker told our colleague Jens Saki he still hasn't heard from the White House about its plans, but said they're preparing for agents to invade communities. It's, I believe, a nefarious plan.It's one that's been repeated over and over again by well tyrannical uh dictatorships uh across history uh where you try to incite local population into some mayhem by sending in police or other dis ...

'We are the troops': Inside Chicago's split communities as Trump vows to deploy National Guard https://t.co/WfZHJCUtpB ...

Now, this afternoon, I sat down with Illinois Governor JB Pritsker to talk about what is happening on the ground, what he's seeing, what he knows, what tools he has to fight back, and what Trump's ultimate goal is. Governor Pritsker, thank you so much for taking the time to sit down with me today. I really appreciate it.Great to be with you. So, as we sit here today, there are visible preparations in Chicago, uh, including fencing near the downtown buildings and homeland security vehicles set up. One of the ...