PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon’s governor and the president of the United States had a tense text message exchange over the president’s order to send the National Guard to Portland, according to records released by the governor’s office Monday through a public records request. On Sunday, President Donald Trump federalized 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to protect federal …
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The Oregon National Guard said it has begun the process of mobilizing guard members with law enforcement experience to comply with President Donald Trump’s deployment order for 200 troops in Portland, but it could be next week before there are actual boots on the ground. Lt. Col. Stephen Bomar, director of public affairs for the Oregon Military Department, said Thursday …
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A screenshot of text messages between President Donald Trump, his top staff and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek detailing the justification for mobilizing National Guard troops. Courtesy of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office A screenshot of text messages between President Donald Trump, his top staff and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek detailing the justification for mobilizing National Guard troops. Courtesy of Oregon …
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An Army veteran on Portland City Council is calling on current and former members of the U.S. military to speak out against President Donald Trump’s planned deployment of the National Guard in Portland. “We are facing an illegal and unprecedented assault on our civil rights by the Trump administration,” Councilor Mitch Green said in a video statement shared by his …
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was expected to speak Monday about the deployment of federal agents in Chicago. This comes after a federal agent fired a pepper ball at a CBS News Chicago reporter outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the west Chicago suburb of Broadview. Reporter Asal Rezaei said there was no active protest or protesters at …
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Masked-up federal agents confront the protesters in the driveway of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 28, 2025. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Several hundred people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland Sunday afternoon and into the evening to protest the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city. …
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The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit in federal court on Sunday seeking to block the deployment of 200 national guard troops to Portland, arguing Donald Trump’s characterization of the peaceful city as “war ravaged” is “pure fiction”. Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, said at a news conference that she had been notified by the Pentagon that the US president had …
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, center, at a news conference in Portland, Ore., Sept. 27, 2025, responding to President Donald Trump’s statements about sending troops to the city. Joni Auden Land / OPB The Trump administration called 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service on Sunday for a 60-day deployment, according to a memo sent to Gov. Tina …
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Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of the national guard to Portland, Oregon, authorizing “full force, if necessary”, ignoring calls from local and state officials who say the president has been misinformed about the scale of a protest outside a federal immigration office. The president says that he has directed all necessary troops to be deployed to protect “war ravaged …
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The U.S. Capitol is seen as members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. A new NPR-Ipsos poll finds Americans are concerned about crime, but don’t broadly support President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to police U.S. cities. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images …
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