Guard Troops Could Soon Be In Chicago & Memphis

ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could soon be in Memphis as the Trump administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime whether local leaders support it or not. National Guard members from Texas had settled in at an Army Reserve center in Illinois by early Wednesday, despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders. In Memphis, Tennessee, meanwhile, police Chief Cerelyn Davis said Guard troops could arrive by Friday. President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy the military on U.S. soil over local opposition has triggered a conflict with blue state governors.