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Donald Trump threatened to use emergency powers to deploy more troops into Democrat-led cities, as his attempts to mobilise the military faced legal challenges. The president openly mulled use of the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily halted a National Guard deployment in Portland. “We have an insurrection act for a reason. If I had to enact …

Oregon and Illinois clash with Trump administration over National Guard deployments  Politico Federal judge temporarily blocks any deployment of National Guard to Portland  CNN White House rebukes ‘egregious’ court order blocking troop deployments amid Portland unrest  Fox News What Is the National Guard, and Who Controls It?  The New York Times Kotek: California National Guard troops arrived unannounced in Portland overnight  KATU Source link

Trump Administration Not Weighing Critical Metals Equity Stake  Bloomberg.com Critical Metals shares soar after Reuters report says Washington eyeing stake  Reuters Trump Equity Stakes: Critical Metals Soars, But Lithium Americas Stock Is A Sell  Investor’s Business Daily US Government in talks to buy stake in Critical Metals  Yahoo Finance Ming stocks some of the big winners of Trump’s investment spree this year  Business Insider Source …

Schumer rejects Trump’s claim that bipartisan shutdown negotiations are under way Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer rejected President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations with Democrats are underway. “Trump’s claim isn’t true — but if he’s finally ready to work with Democrats, we’ll be at the table,” Schumer said in a statement. “For months, Democrats have been calling on Donald Trump …

The state of Illinois and Chicago on Monday sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago as the White House targets Democrat-led cities amid weeks of protests against the federal government’s immigration enforcement campaign. “Defendants’ deployment of federalized troops to Illinois is patently unlawful,” the lawsuit says. “Plaintiffs ask this court to halt the …

Illinois filed a lawsuit Monday in an attempt to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago. “The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s …

Trump Administration Live Updates: California National Guard Sent to Oregon, Newsom Says  The New York Times Trump administration sending California National Guard troops to Oregon  CBS News Trump’s ‘war-ravaged Portland’ National Guard deployment halted by federal judge over authority concerns  Fox News Gov. Newsom says Trump administration has deployed California National Guard troops to Oregon  NBC News Newsom to sue Trump over California national …

Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, called Chicago “a war zone” on Sunday after federal agents shot a woman and the governor of Illinois accused the administration of fueling the crisis rather than resolving it. Speaking on Fox News Sunday morning, Noem took aim at the city’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump …

Bad Bunny responded to homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s threats to send federal immigration enforcement agents to the Super Bowl next year, joking during Saturday Night Live that everyone was happy about his planned half-time performance, “even Fox News”. The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer who has criticized the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night …

Judge denies Trump administration request to pause Ocean City wind farm case  Baltimore Sun Trump Plans Review of Equinor’s Empire Wind 2 Near New York  Bloomberg.com Feds to rethink approvals for 2 offshore wind projects in New Jersey in Trump’s latest attack  Press of Atlantic City Dept. of Justice Tells Court BOEM Will Review Atlantic Shores COP Approval  The Maritime Executive Amid cuts, MD …