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Hundreds of cyclists in various states of undress braved the rainy streets of Portland on Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump’s attempts to send National Guard troops to the city. Meanwhile, a few hundred more marched from Elizabeth Caruthers Park in the South Waterfront to the nearby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. “Whose streets? Our streets!” protestors chanted …

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was directing Defense Department officials to pay members of the military next week, despite the ongoing federal government shutdown. “I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds …

The waiting game continues in Portland and nationally as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighs legal arguments over whether President Donald Trump can legally send National Guard troops to the city. There’s no deadline on the court’s ruling, though judges expressed skepticism of Oregon Judge Karin J. Immergut’s earlier decision to block the troop deployment during oral arguments …

Two long-time protesters debated economics with a farmer who had driven down from Washington to see the protests for himself. Oct. 9, 2025.Fedor Zarkhin Floyd Sawyer surveyed the block near the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in South Portland and seemed satisfied that he’d seen enough to come to his own conclusions about the protests that have been making …

Over the past two weeks, the shutdown fight has dominated Washington, leaving a stack of fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills waiting for their turn at the negotiating table. As LGBTQ+ people have watched nervously to see whether Democrats would hold the line against anti-trans and anti-queer riders, another “must-pass” measure has quietly advanced through Congress: the National Defense Authorization Act. …

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown  Politico Johnson says Trump ‘working on ways’ to keep troops paid  The Hill ‘My kids could die’: Military mom begs Johnson to pass bill to pay troops during shutdown  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown  AP News ‘Morning Joe’ Tears …

Timely troop pay is now in Trump’s hands  Politico Government shutdown live updates as military poised to miss first paychecks next week  CBS News ‘My kids could die’: Military mom begs Johnson to pass bill to pay troops during shutdown  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Democrats float immediately paying feds working through shutdown as Congress again rejects bill to …

Senate passes defense policy bill amid shutdown, troop pay standoff  Politico Senate advances 2026 defense bill after weeks of delay as shutdown drags on  Fox News Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill  The New York Times Senate passes $914B defense policy bill after resolving gridlock on amendments  Breaking Defense Senate passes mammoth annual defense policy bill  The Hill Source link

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to Portland, Ore., with members of the court signaling receptiveness to an expansive new read of the president’s power to put boots on the ground in American cities. A three-judge panel from the appellate court — including two members appointed by Trump during …

Responsive YouTube Video A federal appeals court expressed skepticism Thursday toward a temporary order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland city streets. Attorneys for the Trump administration argued before a three-judge panel that the president has the authority to federalize and deploy the Guard over Gov. Tina Kotek’s objections. They asked the …