President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland against the wishes of state and local leaders is likely unlawful, a federal judge ruled Sunday night. Following an expedited three-day trial, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, issued a preliminary decision that finds the federal government violated Title 10 of […]

The federal government could be in contempt of court for defying a U.S. District Court judge’s order blocking National Guard deployment to Portland. U.S. Department of Justice attorney Jean Lin on Wednesday admitted to Judge Karin Immergut that Oregon National Guard troops were briefly sent to Portland despite Immergut’s order blocking such a deployment. The […]

A majority of judges on a federal appeals court want to review for errors a decision made by two of their peers greenlighting National Guard deployment to Portland. This means there will be no troop deployment until their review is complete, and such reviews typically take several weeks or more. At least 15 of the […]

Hours after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, the federal government began sending California National Guard troops to Oregon. 

Oregon and the city of Portland are suing President Donald Trump to block the federal government from deploying hundreds of Oregon National Guard members in an unprecedented crackdown in Oregon’s largest city. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth notified Gov. Tina Kotek on Sunday morning that he was mobilizing 200 Oregon National Guard members for 60 […]

Oregon leaders say they are prepared to litigate and legislate against President Donald Trump’s potential mobilization of the National Guard in Portland following his comments last week vowing to “clean up” the state’s largest city and “wipe out” protesters.  President Donald Trump during a media briefing with reporters on Friday said he would send National […]