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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says he's rejected a demand from the Trump administration

that he deploy the state's National Guard. MPR's John Hamilton reports on the growing conflict

between Trump and the governor over sending troops to the state.

In a post on the social media site,

Pritzker said that the Trump administration's Department of War gave him an ultimatum.

Call up your troops or we will.

He characterized the demand as outrageous and un-American.

The governor posted that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National

Guard sometime today. Pitsker said there is no need for military troops to deploy in response to

ongoing protests at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility near Chicago.

He said state, county, and local law enforcement have been working together to ensure public safety.

John Hamilton, NPR News.

As the government shutdown drags on, national parks remain affected by the lack of funding.

MPR. Zalana-Wa's reports across the country, parks have been forced to maneuver around the funding crisis.

Some parks have drastically reduced staffing, some have called for outside

funding, and some have closed completely. A contingency plan for the park service says that park

roads, lookouts, and trails will generally remain accessible to visitors. But other services,

such as road and trail condition updates, would not be provided. At closed park

locations, services will be stripped to the bone, meaning no trash collection, restrooms, road

maintenance, or visitor information. In the past, skeleton operations have led to vandalism at parks,

as well as major sanitation and ecological issues. As a result, some park

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