Newsom says he will sue Trump for sending California National Guard to Oregon
President Trump deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon after a federal judge blocked the Oregon Guard, prompting legal challenges from Governor Newsom and Oregon officials.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue President Donald Trump over deploying the California National Guard to Oregon, citing unconstitutional grounds following a federal court ruling blocking similar actions in the state.
- A federal judge recently blocked the deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, ruling the action unconstitutional and unnecessary.
- Trump's administration has sent National Guard troops to multiple cities, claiming it's necessary to combat crime, though local leaders argue it escalates tensions and undermines civil authority.
- Recent protests in Portland have prompted deployments to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, with local officials contending that federal intervention is unwarranted and could violate constitutional rights.
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'Pay attention': Ex-Navy official sounds alarm over Trump's 'war on the American people'
In an article for Just Security published Monday, former Under Secretary of the Navy Janine Davidson argued that President Donald Trump’s recent “call to arms” is a deliberate and dangerous bid to mobilize the military against his domestic political adversaries.“A Trump-led deployment of federalized Guard and active-duty troops to quell a fabricated insurrection inside American cities, should only be understood as war on the American people," sh…

Trump's use of the National Guard sets up a legal clash testing presidential power
President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the military on U.S. soil is sparking conflict with blue state governors that is playing out in the courts.
Federal Judge Boldly Blocks Trump’s National Guard Move In Oregon As Illinois Pushes Back On Chicago Deployment---'Outrageous & Un-American'
A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, even as his administration moved to send 300 Guard troops to Chicago. Clashes between the White House and Democratic governors who say the actions violate constitutional limits on presidential power continue to deepen. Source: Spencer Platt / Getty ABC News reports that U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restra…
Trump orders US troops into Chicago and Portland in flagrant show of authoritarianism
The weekend saw Trump order US National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois. The president cited rampant crime and illegal immigration as the reasons for the military intervention. Both cities are Democrat-led, marking the latest in a string of similar actions against the cities of the Republicans’ political opponents, including Los Angeles and Washington. For its part, however, Portland has temporarily blocked the president…
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