Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents

Portland mayor gassed amid protest standoff with US agents

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The tense standoff between demonstrators and federal police dispatched to Portland, Oregon, dragged on Thursday after the city's mayor was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he made an appearance outside a federal courthouse during raucous protests.Mayor Ted Wheeler and hundreds of others Wednesday night were objecting to the presence of federal police sent by President Donald Trump, who labeled the demonstrators as "…

Portland mayor is tear-gassed in another night of unrest in U.S. city

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality.Security forces have frequently tear-gassed and clubbed demonstrators during weeks of unrest and Wheeler, visiting the protest site outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, urged federal agents to be withdrawn from the cit…

U.S. watchdog to probe use of force in Portland as mayor tear-gassed in another night of unrest

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it would investigate the use of force against protesters in Portland, Oregon, following another night of unrest in which the city's mayor was tear-gassed. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office will launch an investigation of allegations federal agents used excessive…

Portland Mayor Tear-Gassed Amid Protests Over Federal Agents

Mayor Ted Wheeler joined protesters on the front lines Wednesday night and was tear-gassed with the crowd, days after criticizing the Trump administration’s deployment of federal agents.

Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages

PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another

Portland mayor tear-gassed at anti-racism protest following deployment of US federal troops

The mayor of Portland has been teargassed after meeting demonstrators protesting against police brutality and the deployment of federal troops into US cities ordered by President Donald Trump.