Overview
- President Trump pledged to repeal Chicago’s no-cash-bail statute and enlist Republican votes in Congress to amend the 2023 SAFE-T Act.
- He invoked the Home Rule Act through an executive order to assume operational authority over the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
- A presidential memorandum directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy 800 National Guard members to Washington, D.C., with additional units on standby.
- Illinois’ SAFE-T Act remains in effect after the state Supreme Court rejected challenges from dozens of prosecutors.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Sen. Dick Durbin condemned the actions as federal overreach and a partisan attack on local leadership.