Democracy Dies in Darkness

Judge temporarily blocks Trump from deploying troops in Portland

Oregon officials had challenged President Donald Trump’s move to send troops to the state’s largest city, calling it “patently unlawful.”

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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) at a news conference in Portland on Saturday. (Claire Rush/AP)

A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, at least temporarily thwarting President Donald Trump’s push to send the military into Oregon’s biggest city.

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