Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says

Hundreds of National Guard members to leave Portland, Chicago, source says

Hundreds of National Guard troops that were dispatched to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, Illinois, from California and Texas in response to protests over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown will return to their home states, a Defense Department official confirmed to CBS News Saturday. Last month, about 200 federalized California National Guard soldiers were sent to…

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Trump administration appeals ruling blocking National Guard troop deployment in Portland

Trump administration appeals ruling blocking National Guard troop deployment in Portland

President Trump’s administration on Friday appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Oregon that barred it from deploying the National Guard to Portland. The ruling last week from U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, followed a three-day trial in which both sides argued over whether protests at the city’s U.S. Immigration…

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Portland radar returns after outage

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Meteorologists are no longer flying blind as the Portland National Weather Service announced the restoration of the KRTX Portland weather radar Friday afternoon. A mechanical issue took Portland’s rain visibility via radar offline late Wednesday night. The outages lasted through Friday afternoon. Soaking rains moved through the area Thursday, but meteorologists…

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Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland

Judge permanently blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland

A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling “permanently” blocking the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. In her ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut wrote that “this Court arrives at the necessary conclusion that there was neither ‘a rebellion or danger of a rebellion’ nor was the President ‘unable with…

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Woman on Alaska Airlines flight allegedly assaults crew members, forces emergency landing in Boise

Woman on Alaska Airlines flight allegedly assaults crew members, forces emergency landing in Boise

A passenger was arrested after allegedly assaulting two Alaska Airlines flight attendants, forcing the flight they were on to divert, according to the airline. Alaska Airlines Flight 1057 was traveling from Portland to Dallas early Tuesday morning, the company said in a statement. After a “security incident” in which a passenger physically assaulted two attendants,…

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