Trump admin live updates: Pritzker pushes back on Trump's 'unhinged' Chicago comments
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an announcement regarding U.S. Space Command from the Oval Office, saying the headquarters will move to Alabama. A federal appeals court ruled last week that most of the president's sweeping global tariffs are unlawful, potentially dealing a significant blow to the president's effort to reshape the country's trade policy unilaterally. Sep 2, 10:35 PMDOD asks military judges to backfill immigration judges The Defense Department says it's looking to tap military judge advocates and civilian attorneys to begin working on the growing backlog of immigration cases that's topped3.6 million casesin recent years.The move is part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on migration to the U.S., and in particular, asylum seekers. Under U.S. law, a person who enters the country illegally is still allowed to seek asylum through an immigration court. The Justice Department, which oversees the court system, says it has tried to hire more judges in recent years but remains overwhelmed by the number of new cases being filed, with some 1.8 million new cases added last year, according to the Congressional Research Service.In a statement, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the Defense Department is in the process of identifying people who can work as temporary judges at the request of the Justice Department."These DOD attorneys will augment existing resources to help further combat a backlog of cases by presiding over immigration hearings," Parnell wrote in a statement.According to an email sent by the Navy Judge Advocate General obtained by ABC News, the military is interested in 100 volunteers -- active duty, reserve and civilian -- who could begin work this November for a roughly six-month stint.But that number is expected to grow. The Associated Pressfirst reported on Tuesdaythat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges."Preferred volunteers will have experience in administrative law, immigration law, as a military judge or in related fields," the Navy JAG wrote in its email calling for the initial group of volunteers."Furthermore, selected officers must demonstrate a record of sound judgment, legal expertise and analytical ability, coupled with exceptional discernment and impartiality, a professional demeanor, suitable temperament for the role of immigration judge and strong written and oral communication skills are also essential," the email added. "Judge advocates must be active members in good standing of a state bar or The DC bar."-ABC News' Will Steakin and Anne Flaherty Sep 2, 7:29 PMCassidy stands behind Kennedy after CDC shakeup Sen. Bill Cassidy told reporters he's not walking back his support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite Kennedy's changes to vaccine policy and the termination of CDC Director Susan Monarez."People are going to try to make this something more than it is. I'm not presupposing anyone is right or wrong. I am saying we've got to get to the truth because there are serious allegations and so that will take radical transparency -- to quote the president, to quote the secretary," Cassidy said."So I am not presupposing someone is right or wrong. I just know we've got to figure it out," he said.Cassidy, a physician who cast a key vote for Kennedy's confirmation and chairs the committee that focuses on health, has been embroiled in the CDC showdown -- both during the termination, when Monarez called Cassidy to alert him that Kennedy was pushing her out, and afterward, as Cassidy called for oversight investigations into the major staff shakeups at CDC.But on Tuesday, he maintained that Kennedy and Trump are still in fact-finding mode, and he wouldn't make a final judgement until all of the data was out there.-ABC News' Cheyenne Haslett and Allison Pecorin Sep 2, 4:17 PMPritzker lays out what he expects to unfold in Chicago in coming days Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said he expects to see what played out inLos AngelesandWashingtonto happen in Chicago in the coming days."First, Donald Trump is positioning armed federal agents and staging military vehicles on federal property, such as the Great Lakes Naval base. It is likely those agents will be with ICE, Customs and Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security and other similarly situated federal agencies. Many of these individuals are being relocated from Los Angeles for deployment in Chicago," the governor said. Pritzker said he expects agents are planning to "raid Latino communities and say they're targeting violent criminals" and that Trump "will be looking for any excuse to put active duty military on our streets, supposedly to protect ICE.""We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois," Pritzker said. Sep 2, 4:08 PMPritzker pushes back on Trump's comments on Chicago: 'Unhinged' Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, quickly pushed back on President Trump's comments about sending National Guard troops to Chicago."First, I want to address the president's unhinged remarks a few minutes ago begging me to call him. No, I will not call the president, asking him to send troops to Chicago. I've made that clear already," Pritzker said at a press conference. The governor then addressed residents directly, saying he would share as much as his team knew about the administration's potential action."Rumors have been swirling about what the White House has planned, and sifting fact from fiction is increasingly difficult because Donald Trump's administration is not working in coordination with the city of Chicago, Cook County or the state of Illinois," Pritzker said. "I want to take a moment at the top of my remarks to note how truly extraordinary it is for the federal government to refuse to coordinate with local law enforcement and government." Sep 2, 3:27 PMTrump says he will appeal tariff ruling to Supreme Court Trump slammed a federal appeals court'sdecisionruling his tariffs were unlawful.The president claimed the court was liberal and would cost the country billions of dollars.Trump said he plans to bring the case to the Supreme Court to appeal and ask for an expedited ruling. Sep 2, 3:23 PM'We're going in,' Trump says about Chicago President Trump on Tuesday was asked if he's decided whether he is going tosend National Guardsmen to Chicago."Well, we're going in," Trump said as he took questions from reporters in the Oval Office. But he didn't say when such an operation would take place."I didn't say when we're going in," Trump continued. "When you lose -- look, I have an obligation. This isn't a political thing. I have an obligation." Trump pointed togun violence over the weekend in Chicagoand said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be requesting federal assistance."If the governor of Illinois would call up, call me up. I would love to do it. Now, we're going to do it anyway. We have the right to do it because I have an obligation to protect this country," Trump said. Sep 2, 3:13 PMTrump responds to internet rumors about his health Fox News' Peter Doocy brought up a social media trend from over the weekend following Trump's lack of public appearances."How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead? You see that the people didn't see you for a couple days. 1.3 million user engagements as of Saturday morning about your demise," Doocy asked. Trump said he did not hear about those rumors, but maintained that he is "very active.""I didn't I knew they were saying, like, 'Is he OK? How is he feeling? What's wrong?' I said I just left and it's also sort of a longer weekend. You know, it's Labor Day weekend. So I would say a lot of people know I was very active this Labor Day," he said. Sep 2, 3:11 PMTrump says US 'shot out' boat carrying drugs from Venezuela President Trump, speaking in the Oval Office, said the U.S. military "shot out" a boat carrying drugs from Venezuela."You'll be seeing that and you'll be reading about that," Trump said. "It just happened moments ago. And our great General, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has been so incredible ... But he gave us a little bit of a briefing, and you'll see. And there's more where that came from.""We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country, coming in for a long time, and we just -- these came out of Venezuela and coming out very heavily from Venezuela. A lot of things are coming out of Venezuela," the president added. "So, we took it out, and you'll get to see that after this -- after this meeting is over." Sep 2, 2:54 PMTrump announces Space Command officially moving to Alabama Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced U.S. Space Command is moving from Colorado to Huntsville, Alabama."Forever to be known from this point forward as Rocket City," Trump said.The president was flanked by Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Alabama Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt and other officials as he gave remarks. The decision, confirmed to ABC News earlier Tuesday by person familiar with the matter, reverses a move by President Joe Biden in 2023 tobuild a new headquarters in Colorado Springs. Trump took aim at Biden in his remarks, and expressed his hope that Space Command will remain in Alabama for "hundreds of years." Sep 2, 1:50 PMPritzker pushes back against Trump over threats to deploy troops Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker stressed in an X video Tuesday that there is "no emergency" to warrant "sending troops in" Chicago, pushing back against President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the national guard into the city."Just a lovely day here. No emergency. So Donald Trump understands, no emergency in the city of Chicago to send troops in," the governor said. Pritzker made these comments in a broader video encouraging those in his state to know their rights if they happen to have an interaction with ICE agents."We'll make sure to protect your rights -- but you need to know your rights," he said.-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd Click here to read the rest of the blog.
Trump admin live updates: Pritzker pushes back on Trump's 'unhinged' Chicago comments President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an ...
