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Oregon sues to block Trump from deploying state’s National Guard in Portland  Politico Trump seems to cool on Portland military plan after local leaders push back  KGW Oregon sues to block ‘illegal’ deployment of 200 national guard troops to Portland  The Guardian Trump’s military order in Portland faces backlash  Axios Latest updates: Trump invokes Title 10 to deploy troops into Portland; AG files lawsuit  KPTV …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Elk – or moose as they’re known in North America, are the largest deer species in the world and truly awe-inspiring. A bull can reach 2 metres at the shoulder and weigh up to 700 kg, while their enormous, palmate antlers make them instantly recognisable. Elk are also native to the British Isles, but they disappeared around 3,000 years ago, likely due …

Close National Parks if Government Shuts Down, Former Superintendents Plead  The New York Times Column | What to do if a federal government shutdown freezes your paycheck  The Washington Post How a government shutdown impacts federal pay and benefits  Federal News Network US funding lapse would halt air traffic controller hiring, group says  Reuters What’s open or closed in a federal government shutdown? Here …

SAVING TIKTOK FROM GOING DARK: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order saving TikTok from a ban while protecting America’s national security. President Trump has determined that the divestiture outlined in a proposed framework agreement, in which TikTok’s U.S. application would be operated by a new joint-venture company based in the United States, is a “qualified divestiture.” It …

Two hikers were hospitalized after fighting off a brown bear on an Alaskan trail, officials said Wednesday.  The two people, who were not named by authorities, were about a quarter-mile up the Exit Glacier Trail in the Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska, the state Department of Public Safety said in a news release. The trail allows access to …

“Best Friends Forever” Statue of Trump and Epstein removed from National Mall  Axios Trump-Epstein ‘friendship’ statue removed from National Mall one day after it appeared  WUSA9 Protest art of Trump, Epstein holding hands appears on National Mall  USA Today National Park Service removes Trump-Epstein statue, raising free speech concerns  CNN A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast …

A statue depicting President Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands popped up near the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A statue of President Trump holding hands with Jeffrey Epstein appeared briefly on D.C.’s National Mall this week, only to be removed after less than a day. The bronze-painted …