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• US National Guard troops arrive in Illinois as President Donald Trump escalates crackdown – Al Jazeera Al Jazeera The Guard's exact mission was not immediately clear, though the President Donald Trump administration has an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, .
• President Donald Trump administration cuts federal support for disabled Americans facing homelessness Axios Illustration of a sleeping figure on a bench under a spotlight.
• President Donald Trump says some federal workers don't deserve back pay | CNN Politics CNN President President Donald Trump refused to commit to offering all federal workers back pay once the government shutdown ends.
• Someone Should Inform President Donald Trump That He's Actually Unpopular – New York Magazine New York Magazine President Donald Trump got mad at Fox News for failing to show that he's the most popular Republican president ever.
• The Sinister Reason President Donald Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act – The Intercept The Intercept An authoritarian's dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and President Donald Trump's Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.