Portland braces for National Guard
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A federal appeals court allowed President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Oregon plans to appeal the decision. Also, Tennessee officials are filing a lawsuit challenging the deployment of troops to Memphis.
A menagerie of costumed demonstrators and dance parties have drawn national attention to Portland amid protests over federal troops.
Portland police say they expect Saturday’s “No Kings” march to be peaceful, even as federal officials push plans to deploy National Guard troops.
With the stated purpose of reducing crime and supporting deportation initiatives, President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to the streets of several American cities. So far, the National Guard has been deployed in Chicago,