A U.S. District Court on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) to halt the Trump administration from deploying 200 National Guardsmen to Portland, Oregon, amid violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests. The lawsuit, brought by the State of Oregon and City of Portland, argued the deployment was unlawful, …
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Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to send resources to the state capital in advance of what he called “an Antifa-linked protest.” “Today, I directed the Dept. of Public Safety and National Guard to surge forces into Austin …
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The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago to protect federal personnel and federal property amid protests over immigration enforcement in the area. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, Trump’s top Supreme Court lawyer, urged the justices to step in …
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Members of the National Guard helped break up a violent street brawl in Southeast Washington, D.C., Wednesday night after a woman allegedly stabbed a man with a 12-inch kitchen knife. Tiana Robinson, 31, of Southeast, D.C., was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department …
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The White House is urging California Democrats to welcome the National Guard to “clean up” San Francisco, but Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., said the deployment will “ruin one of America’s greatest cities. “ President Donald Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that the National Guard is headed to San Francisco …
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The Trump administration urged a federal judge during a hearing in Oregon on Friday to terminate a restraining order and clear the way for the government to deploy National Guard troops in Portland. The administration argued to Judge Karin Immergut that a higher court had already greenlit President Donald Trump’s …
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Portland City Councilor Mitch Green reaffirmed his call for National Guard troops to reject deployment orders, responding to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s assertion that Guardsmen must follow the chain of command regardless of her personal objections. “I respectfully disagree with the terminology in the oath of service,” Green told CNN …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday threatened to sue the Trump administration if National Guard troops are sent to San Francisco. “Send troops to San Francisco and we will sue you, @realDonaldTrump,” Newsom wrote on X. “We’re going to be fierce, we’re going to be focused in terms of our …
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A federal judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended an emergency order blocking President Donald Trump from immediately deploying some 200 National Guard troops into Portland, delivering a blow, if only temporarily, to Trump’s federalization push. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued the 14-day extension to keep in …
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to The City by the Bay after days of touting his administration’s public safety progress. Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that the National Guard is headed to San Francisco next …
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