DHS Secretary Kristi Noem accuses Gov. JB Pritzker and media of ‘trying to demonize’ immigration officers • Illinois asks Supreme Court to deny Trump’s ‘dramatic’ request to clear National Guard deployment
The Spin Monday, October 20, 2025 | | |
| | Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration filed another lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s administration, this time in a bid to protect threatened emergency preparedness funding. | | | U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday criticized the media and politicians, including Gov. JB Pritzker, for “trying to demonize” federal immigration agents and the Trump administration’s enforcement operations, and she urged citizens to thank law enforcement officers and “cook a meal for their families.” | | | Attorneys for Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the Trump administration’s “dramatic” request to be allowed to send National Guard troops to the Chicago area to help with immigration enforcement while the issue is on appeal. | | | The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights. | | | “No Kings protests were held on Saturday in downtown Chicago, the city’s suburbs and northwest Indiana. Here’s what to know. | | | Three west suburban men face felony charges after allegedly conspiring to impersonate police officers at protests over the weekend, DuPage County officials said. | | | The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom. | | | Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge Monday to dismiss the case against him, calling it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orchestrated by a White House determined to seek retribution against a perceived foe of President Donald Trump. | | | |