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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued the order pending further arguments in the suit. She said the relatively small protests the city has seen did not justify …

New Delhi: Aiming to revive the traditional culture of ‘observational astronomy’, the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) division of the Union Ministry of Education has invited school students, undergraduates, for-profit companies, and trusts to recreate indigenous and traditional astronomical instruments—some of which were mentioned in classical Sanskrit texts. The division, which operates as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, …

US President Donald Trump has authorised the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, issuing the order after weeks of threatening to do so over the objections of local leaders. “President Trump has authorised 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers and assets,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list …

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.  The New York Times Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland  CNN Federal judge halts Trump administration’s call-up of National Guard in Portland  Politico Judge grants motion for temporary restraining order blocking deployment of National Guard troops in Portland  KGW Latest updates: Judge grants temporary restraining order blocking Portland troop deployment  KPTV Source …

A judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to halt its mobilization of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to protect the ICE building in Portland and its officers amid nightly protests. U.S. Department of Justice lawyers have vowed to immediately appeal the ruling and ask the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to put a hold on the judge’s order. …

Tourists overlook the Grand Canyon at sunrise on Feb. 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP As Congress remains at an impasse on an agreement to fund government operations, several sites under the National Park Service (NPS) have brought their operations to a halt. Across the country, parks have been forced …

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday. Pritzker said the guard received word from the Pentagon in the morning that the troops would be called up. He did not specify when or where they would be deployed, but President Donald Trump has long threatened to send troops to …

Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says  Politico ‘Military-Style’ ICE Raid On Chicago Apartment Building Shows Escalation in Trump’s Crackdown  Time Magazine 37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments  CNN Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far  The New York Times Donald Trump administration seeking to federalize 300 Illinois National …

A senior national security prosecutor in the eastern district of Virginia said in a farewell note taped to his door to colleagues on Friday that he was apparently fired this week because a January 6 conspiracy theorist denounced him on social media for having worked for the deputy attorney general in the Biden administration. The veteran federal prosecutor, Michael Ben’Ary, …

The Trump administration is pointing to renewed unrest in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, to justify an imminent deployment of federal troops to the two Democrat-led cities, seizing on new rounds of protests and the recent arrest of a conservative influencer. “We’re sending in the Department of War … I put a request in today for them to come to Chicago,” …