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Trump: Insurrection Act Is on the Table

President cites unrest in Portland after judge blocks troop deployment

(Newser) - President Trump warned Monday that he might turn to the rarely-used Insurrection Act if courts block his efforts to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement across the US, Politico reports. The possibility comes after a federal judge halted Trump's attempt to send troops into Portland, Oregon, where...

Illinois Sues Trump as Showdown Intensifies
Illinois Sues Trump
as Showdown Intensifies
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Oct 6, 2025 11:16 AM CDT

Illinois Sues Trump as Showdown Intensifies

State lawsuit argues federal troop deployment violates Illinois' sovereignty

(Newser) - President Trump's clash with the states and cities over the deployment of National Guard troops continues to intensify:
  • Illinois sued the Trump administration on Monday in a bid to stop hundreds of troops out of Texas from being sent to Chicago, reports NBC News . The state's attorney
...

Judge Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment to Oregon

Trump temporarily barred from sending any troops, including California's

(Newser) - A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard, the AP reports. California and Oregon sought the temporary restraining order after the president sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday,...

Trump Deploys California Guard After Losing Ruling on Oregon's

Governors of both states object to move after judge blocked president

(Newser) - Temporarily blocked in trying to deploy Oregon's National Guard troops to Portland, President Trump is sending 300 of California's instead. California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Sunday to fight Trump's "breathtaking abuse of power" in court, the New York Times reports. Oregon's chief executive also objected....

Noem, Pritzker Clash After Agents' Shooting in Chicago

Secretary says mayor wants criminals to invade, while governor says administration is making things worse

(Newser) - A day after Border Patrol agents shot a woman in her car in Chicago, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem justified President Trump's deployment of 300 National Guard troops by calling the city "a war zone." Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois answered Noem on Sunday, saying on...

Pritzker Says Trump Gave Him an Ultimatum on Guard

Illinois governor calls the move to take control of troops 'outrageous'

(Newser) - President Trump plans to take control of 300 of his state's National Guard troops, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Saturday, saying the president presented him with an ultimatum to call up the troops himself or have the federal government do it. Pritzker described the federal order as "outrageous...

Oregon Takes Trump to Court Over National Guard Deployment

State leaders challenge federal order as protests remain small in Portland

(Newser) - Oregon is taking President Trump to court in a bid to stop the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, arguing the move threatens state sovereignty and could fuel unrest, the Oregonian reports. State Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday that Oregon, joined by the city of Portland, filed...

Trump Deploys National Guard to Memphis to Combat Crime

President says crackdown will be a 'replica' of DC efforts

(Newser) - President Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime. Trump made the announcement with Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visiting the Oval Office, calling what's coming a "replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts" in Washington. The AP describes the move as Trump'...

Trump Says He's Sending National Guard to Memphis

He says mayor, governor support move to deal with crime in 'deeply troubled' city

(Newser) - President Trump has announced that National Guard troops will be sent to Memphis to address what he described as persistent crime problems in the "deeply troubled" city. "We're going to Memphis," the president said during a Fox & Friends appearance Friday morning. According to a...

Trump on Portland: 'We're Gonna Wipe Them Out'

President threatens to send National Guard to Oregon city, based on questionable TV clip

(Newser) - A new US city is in President Trump's sights: Portland, Oregon, which is where he suggested on Friday he's considering sending National Guard troops to deal with protesters and "wipe them out," per the Oregonian . Trump noted during an interview that although he hadn't had...

Georgia Joins States Backing Trump's DC Deployment

Kemp announces the 300 or so troops may be armed

(Newser) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that he's sending 316 members of the state's National Guard to Washington, DC, this month—the latest indication that President Trump's military operation in the nation's capital will not be brief. The Republican said he will mobilize the roughly 300 troops...

Pentagon Clears ICE Using Base Near Chicago for Operations

Illinois officials push back as DHS plans enforcement surge

(Newser) - The Pentagon has approved the use of a Navy base near Chicago as a launchpad for expanded ICE operations, setting the stage for federal troop deployments despite strong objections from Illinois officials. The Department of Homeland Security will oversee the immigration enforcement efforts based there, the Washington Post reports....

DC Sues Over Trump's National Guard Deployment

Federal lawsuit calls it an 'involuntary military occupation'

(Newser) - The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Trump's deployment of National Guard during law enforcement intervention in Washington. The city's attorney general, Brian Schwalb, said the hundreds of troops are essentially an "involuntary military occupation." He argued in the federal lawsuit that the...

Before Deployments, Trump Says, He Wants to Be Asked

New Orleans could be sent troops instead of Chicago, an idea Louisiana's governor welcomes

(Newser) - President Trump has floated the idea of sending federal troops to New Orleans, retreating from his statement the day before that Chicago would be the next US city to host a deployment whether it wants one or not. Speaking from the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump suggested the reason...

Trump's Use of National Guard in LA Protests Is Illegal: Judge

Rules that president violated law by sending military to enforce civilian laws

(Newser) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops during Southern California immigration enforcements protests is illegal. Judge Charles Breyer found that President Trump's administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids, reports the AP . The judge...

DOJ Staffer Canned by Bondi After Alleged Obscene Gesture

Paralegal Elizabeth Baxter was accused of flipping the bird at National Guard members in DC

(Newser) - A paralegal specialist for the Justice Department has been terminated directly by Attorney General Pam Bondi, after the staffer was accused of giving the finger to a group of National Guard members in DC for the federal government's ostensible crackdown on crime in that city. Per NBC News , Elizabeth...

National Guard Spotted Picking Up Trash in DC

Administration says it's beautifying the nation's capital

(Newser) - National Guard members activated as part of President Trump's "federal takeover" of Washington, DC, were spotted on litter patrol Tuesday. Fox 5 DC reports a bus full of troops were picking up trash in Lafayette Park, which is just outside the White House, and an official later confirmed...

Pritzker Responds to Trump With Insults of His Own

'Arrogant little man' will face justice for Chicago actions, says Illinois governor

(Newser) - President Trump would be putting himself in legal jeopardy by deploying federal troops in Chicago, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker warned Monday. Trump has reportedly been planning a military deployment to Chicago for weeks in what Pritzker previously described as "authoritarian overreach." Speaking Monday, accompanied by Chicago Mayor Brandon...

'Leave Our Kids Alone,' Mayor Says on First Day of School

In DC, 'we're being treated just like suspects instead of kids,' one young person says

(Newser) - Public schools reopened Monday in the nation's capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops— some now armed —and large scatterings of federal law enforcement officers carrying out President Trump's orders to make the District of Columbia safer. Even as Trump...

Trump Threatens to Deploy National Guard in Baltimore

Maryland leaders push back as crime rates show sharp decline

(Newser) - President Trump has threatened to send military troops into Baltimore to "quickly clean up" crime, echoing recent deployments of National Guard forces in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, NBC News reports. In a Truth Social post Sunday, Trump said if Maryland Governor Wes Moore "needs help, like...

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