Overview

• Washington Post reporting, citing anonymous Pentagon officials, says plans under discussion could mobilize several thousand Guard members to Chicago as soon as next month.
• The Defense Department said it would not speculate on future operations, noting only that it routinely plans to protect federal personnel and facilities.
• More than 1,900 National Guard reservists have already been deployed to Washington and are expected to be armed, according to a Pentagon official.
• President Trump has publicly named Chicago and New York as next targets and, on Sunday, threatened to send Guard troops to Baltimore after sparring with Maryland’s governor.
• Democratic leaders including Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Maryland Governor Wes Moore reject the move as unconstitutional, stressing governors control the Guard and opposing its use for routine crime policing.