Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

Oregon officials say the atmosphere outside an ICE building that has drawn daily demonstrations since June has grown worse since the president’s threats.

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Who Is the Judge Hearing Arguments Over the Guard’s Deployment in Illinois?

Judge April M. Perry is a Biden appointee who has been a federal judge for less than a year.

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In 2020, Trump Intervened in Portland’s Protests. They Got Even Worse.

Here are five lessons for cities in the president’s sights, like Chicago and Memphis, drawn from the one city targeted by Mr. Trump in his first term, Portland, Ore.

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Trump Said He Could Invoke the Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops. Here’s What to Know.

The president said he would invoke emergency powers to deploy the National Guard if “people were being killed, and courts were holding us up.”

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After pushback from courts on troops, Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act.

The president said he would invoke emergency powers to deploy the National Guard if “people were being killed, and courts were holding us up.”

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Trump Says Portland Is ‘Burning.’ Here’s What Crime Is Really Like.

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Trump Gave Partisan Speech to Navy Troops, as He Deployed Troops to U.S. Cities

President Trump’s attempts to politicize the military have become more overt as he makes the case for having troops at his disposal in American cities.

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Trump Sends California Guard Troops to Portland, Ore., Newsom Says

The move follows a judge’s order on Saturday that blocked the Oregon National Guard from deploying there. California’s governor said the state would sue.

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Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

A federal judge appointed by President Trump issued a temporary restraining order, siding for now with Oregon and Portland lawyers who called federalizing the guard a presidential overreach.

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What Happens When Socialists Are in Charge? Portland Offers a Glimpse.

A West Coast version of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is playing out in Portland. But the socialist city councilors, who say the city has been “run by the rich” for too long, are facing significant opposition.

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