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-Hopes dim in prediction markets as traders bet the government shutdown will drag on for weeks.
-Supreme Court declines to take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking appeal.
-More lawmakers say they’re rejecting paychecks as the government shutdown drags on.
The White House ridiculed Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., on Monday for rejecting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois to combat crime.
"Chicago is descending into lawlessness and chaos because this slob cares more about boosting his anti-Trump creds on X than he does about making his city safe," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital.
"Pritzker should be ashamed of himself," she added.
Pritzker, long considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said he refused to comply with the Trump administration's "ultimatum" to deploy Illinois National Guard troops, calling it "absolutely outrageous and un-American." … READ MORE.
Left: Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks to the media after conducting a television interview outside the White House on Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington, DC; Right: U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) leaves following a series of votes at the Capitol on Mar. 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
DEMS IN THE HOT SEAT: Trump says government shutdown layoffs are 'up to' Dems as standoff continues
CREDIT WHERE DUE: Trump tells troops 'every last penny' is coming despite ongoing government shutdown affecting military pay
A member of the Ohio National Guard patrols 14th Street in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
JUDGE BLOCKS TROOPS: Federal judge blocks Trump's National Guard deployment to Portland amid constitutional challenge
'CREDIT' TO TRUMP: Fetterman, ‘unapologetic supporter of Israel,’ reacts as Trump seeks Hamas peace deal
'MOVE FAST': Trump warns of 'massive bloodshed' if Hamas fails to agree to peace deal
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
HOSTAGE POLITICS: Schumer's shutdown strategy: Democrats double down on Obamacare credits as standoff drags on
OMINOUS SIGN: Ominous red and orange skies give Capitol Hill pause as shutdown looms
Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas speaks at the Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 15, 2024. (Mike Segar /Reuters)
TRAIL TENSIONS: Winsome Earle-Sears releases ad linking Abigail Spanberger to Jay Jones after violent texts resurface
STAND BY THEIR MAN: Key Democrats stay silent as Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones faces violent text scandal
Jay Jones, who is running to become Virginia's attorney general in 2025, speaks to the audience during Abigail Spanberger's bus tour stop in Fairfax, Virginia on June 26, 2025. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
DRAWING THE LINE: Trump-backed map signed into law in Missouri: Which states may be next in congressional redistricting battle
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