First Thing: National guard troops arrive in Chicago as governor decries Trump’s ‘military invasion’

nation • 10/8/2025

Illinois governor says Donald Trump is ‘taking away people’s rights’. Plus, the key stats highlighting Israel’s destruction of Gaza

Good morning. Texas national guard troops arrived in the Chicago area on Tuesday, marking an escalation of Donald Trump’s crackdown on the city, in a move condemned as “military invasion”. Chicago has seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in t... [5776 chars]