Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have responded after reports say the Pentagon plans a military deployment to Chicago.

The mission, if approved, would have parallels to the polarizing and legally contested operation that Trump ordered in Los Angeles in June.

Donald Trump’s plan to deploy troops to Chicago appears to be more than just talk. The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon has for several weeks been developing plans to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to the city in a move similar to what happened in Los Angeles in June and Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.

Kyiv had long requested permission to use U.S. weapons to launch strikes deep into Russia before the Biden administration gave the go-ahead.

The Pentagon has been quietly blocking Ukraine from using U.S.-made long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to strike targets inside Russia, limiting Kyiv's ability to employ these weapons in its defense against Moscow's invasion,