WATCH: National Guard case before SCOTUS; Trump insists China soybean deal coming
October 21, 2025/
(The Center Square) – In today’s edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop reviews the latest in the legal battle over whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard for public safety in Illinois with an emergency motion to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bishop also shares the latest comments from President Donald Trump about the status of soybean sales to China, which didn’t buy any soybeans in the most recent report from the USDA. Illinois is the largest producer of soybeans in the country.
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