• Trump announcement ahead: President Donald Trump will make an announcement this afternoon — his first public comments in a week — about the Department of Defense, according to the White House. A source said Trump will announce that Space Command is moving its headquarters.
• Looming shutdown battle: Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill today, facing massive fights on government funding, the Jeffrey Epstein files and Trump’s policing push.
• Judge rules on military in LA: A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated federal law. It comes as Chicago is bracing for a possible major immigration enforcement surge amid the administration’s crackdown on crime.
