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Federal agents reportedly shot and injured two people near a medical clinic in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The Department of Homeland Security acknowledged the shooting on social media, though it referred to a U.S. Border Patrol agent firing “a defensive shot.” Police had …

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is abandoning — at least for now — his effort to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, after courts repeatedly blocked the moves. “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins …

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday, ruling that there was “no credible evidence” protests in the city had spiraled out of control before the president ordered troops federalized earlier this fall. U.S. District …

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can deploy National Guard troops in Oregon over the state’s objections, pausing a lower court’s order that had barred the move and siding with the White House’s broad claims of presidential authority. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the …

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel claimed victory Wednesday in what they said was a months-long surge of law enforcement in major cities and pledged to continue sending federal authorities to address violent crime in U.S. cities. The FBI arrested more than 8,700 suspects during an initiative Trump …

President Donald Trump has ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops into Oregon, defying a federal court order and igniting new legal and political battles with Democratic governors who accuse the White House of abusing military power for political ends. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members arrived in …

The State of Oregon and the city of Portland filed a federal lawsuit Sunday night seeking to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, escalating a constitutional clash over the president’s use of military force on U.S. soil. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court …

Jimmy Williams Early Monday, ballot drop boxes in Portland, Oregon, and neighboring Vancouver, Washington, were set on fire in suspected arson attacks, damaging ballots and heightening concerns about election security. Authorities are investigating the incidents, which they believe may be connected, as both fires were set using “incendiary devices” and …

Jacob Fischler, Kansas Reflector President Joe Biden at a community center in Portland, Oregon Saturday promoted Democrats’ efforts to bring down health care costs, in a visit to a normally Democratic state three weeks before midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years. Speaking on …