Overview

• After posting an AI ‘Chipocalypse Now’ image and writing that Chicago would learn “why it’s called the Department of WAR,” the president cited an executive order adding “Department of War” as a secondary title for the Pentagon.
• Pressed on Sunday, he said he is “not going to war” with Chicago and framed potential action as an effort to “clean up” cities rather than a military operation.
• White House border czar Tom Homan said Chicago should “absolutely” expect immigration enforcement this week and said National Guard use is possible.
• News reports say Naval Station Great Lakes near Chicago has been approved as a staging site for federal immigration operations, while no public order deploying the Guard to Chicago has been issued.
• Thousands protested in Chicago and Washington, DC, as Illinois leaders including Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the threat, with legal challenges referencing limits under the Posse Comitatus Act and a recent ruling against a Los Angeles deployment.