Overview

• Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Trump of normalizing troop presence in cities to influence the 2026 midterms and warned of intimidation at polling places.
• The White House created the Memphis Safe Task Force to send federal law enforcement, including the National Guard, to the city, as officials dispute crime data used to justify the move.
• Trump deployed the DC National Guard and placed Washington’s police under federal authority, and multiple states sent Guard units to the capital, with Ohio extending its deployment through Nov. 30.
• A federal judge ruled the June Los Angeles deployment of Guard troops and Marines illegal under an 1878 law restricting military involvement in civilian policing.
• Trump said Chicago is "probably next," but Mayor Brandon Johnson rejected any federal troop presence, and legal observers such as Joyce Vance warned the strategy could affect election conduct.