Nation Nov 17 Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair won’t serve prison time, judge rules By Claire Rush, Associated Press
Nation Nov 17 Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago being sent home Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will not be on the streets. By Julie Watson, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 Federal trial over whether Trump can deploy National Guard to Portland begins A federal trial over whether President Donald Trump can deploy the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, is getting underway. By Claire Rush, Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Politics Oct 27 What is the Insurrection Act? Here’s what Trump has said about using it Experts told PBS News that worries about the Insurrection Act arise from legal uncertainty about how it can be applied. By Genesis Magpayo
Politics Oct 25 Where the latest court battles over Trump’s National Guard deployments stand now No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops… By Gene Johnson, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Oct 22 Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered By Kimberlee Kruesi, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Platner says he was unaware until recently that the image has been associated with Nazi police. Continue reading
Oct 09 What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a court hearing on their deployment. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 9:21 Oregon governor calls Trump’s actions ‘an abuse of power and threat to our democracy’ By Geoff Bennett, Elizabeth Summers, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Alexa Gold President Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to U.S. cities is setting up a new showdown in federal courts over the limits of his authority. Illinois sued the administration to stop plans to send in 400 troops from Texas. Continue watching
Oct 06 Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city. Continue reading
Oct 06 Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities. Continue reading