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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) issued an impassioned plea to the Trump administration Thursday to pause its immigration raids in Chicago, at least for Halloween, though one journalist and political analyst suspects the plea may also be a trap that could see the administration stumble into a self-inflicted political blunder.

In a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Pritzker pleaded with the agency to halt its immigration raids in Chicago through the Halloween weekend, which kicks off Friday. His request comes just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade, and weeks after children were dragged from beds to U-Hauls by immigration officers during a raid.

A policy expert is sounding the alarm on a "secretive federal program” that could dramatically increase the militarization of law enforcement, and one that is likely to expand under the Trump administration, The Intercept reported Thursday.

That “secretive” program is the 1122 Program, which allows state and local governments – including local law enforcement agencies – to purchase equipment through the Department of Defense, and at the same discounted rates available to the military.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied the indisputable fact that U.S. Citizens had been "arrested or detained" as part of President Donald Trump's deportation operations.

During a Thursday press conference in Indiana, Noem insisted that ICE agents carrying out deportations would "continue to operate and will continue to do this work until there is no longer anybody out on our roads and in our communities that's here illegally."

A Florida man who voted for Donald Trump and supports his immigration crackdown was charged with making threats against the White House and federal agents because his Colombian fiancée was facing delays in getting a visa.

Tristen Elijah Giroux had been calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to complain about the visa process and became impatient when he was unable to reach a live service representative. A criminal complaint shows that his frustration boiled over into violent threats on the recorded line, reported The Independent.

A communications director working for the North Carolina Republican Party threatened a reporter, according to a new ProPublica report.

In a report about a North Carolina Supreme Court judge using "his perch" as "an instrument of political power," it was revealed that political leaders were eager to defend him.

Democratic governors are quietly sharing worries that President Donald Trump intends to disrupt next year's congressional elections, according to a political insider.

The president told U.S. troops this week that he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into American cities as he escalates a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments, and MSNBC's John Heilemann told "Morning Joe" that high-ranking officials are growing concerned about whether free and fair elections would take place in 2026.

President Donald Trump is returning to the White House after a trip to Asia — and he's facing ridicule over the "kids' menu" choices his hosts offered him while visiting.

The president's culinary preferences – fast food, well-done steaks and spaghetti – are well known, and his Asian hosts attempted to strike a balance between regional specialties and his Americanized tastes, according to the New York Times.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested that "forgotten" Americans should "overthrow" the government.

During a Wednesday interview with a podcaster named Shipwreck, Greene said the American people "have forgotten their power."

Whoopi Goldberg said she caught herself before dropping a swear word live during "The View" on Thursday.

The co-hosts were discussing their upcoming interview with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), an extreme conservative who has shocked by recently landing on the left side of issues like food security and affordable healthcare.

A prominent Chinese journalist fired back at Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) late Wednesday night after the MAGA lawmaker labeled China as an “increasing threat” for waging what he called an “economic war” against Arkansas farmers.

“Communist China has waged economic war on Arkansas farmers and manufacturers for decades,” Cotton wrote in a social media post on X Wednesday night. “Thankfully, we now have a President who is standing up for American interests in the face of China’s increasing threat.”

The Justice Department is starting to pursue people online who dox or otherwise identify members of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies — but national security analyst claims U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is ignoring it when her friends dox top officials.

Writing Thursday, Marcy Wheeler pointed to recent arrests of a "number of people for doxing under 18 USC 119, a law that specifically protects law enforcement officers: first Gregory Curcio (who not only posted the address of an ICE lawyer, but invited others to swat her; his indictment included a domestic violence claim). Then Cynthia Raygoza, Ashleigh Brown, and Sandra Carmona Samane, who livestreamed from the house of an ICE officer they followed home."