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The President indicated to exercise emergency powers to deploy additional troops into urban centers under Democratic leadership, while his efforts to activate the military encountered court challenges.

Federal Judge Halts Oregon Military Presence

The president openly considered employing the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in the state temporarily stopped a National Guard presence in Portland.

"We have an emergency law for a reason. Should it become necessary to enact it I would do that," Trump told journalists in the White House, adding, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, certainly I would act."

Mixed Rulings on Troop Deployments

A court official declined to halt military personnel from being sent to the state after a lawsuit from the state against the administration.

Troops from Texas might be sent to the city later this week and Trump is also seeking to federalize Illinois' military reserve. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was halted by a court official in that jurisdiction.

Funding Lapse Continues into Another Week

The US government shutdown entered its second week, with Congressional leaders making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to restart funding, while the administration indicated it was moving forward with plans to reduce the government employees.

Many agencies and departments closed their doors and told employees to remain off-site after the legislative branch failed to approve funding measures to maintain the government's authority to allocate funds.

Justice Department Official Resists Influence in James Case

An experienced justice official in Virginia has told colleagues she does not consider there is probable cause to bring legal actions against state legal official Letitia James.

The official, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees significant legal matters in the local division for the US attorney for the regional jurisdiction and intends to shortly deliver her conclusion to the appointed official, a Trump ally, who was appointed as the federal prosecutor for the region recently.

Maxwell Appeal Rejected by High Court

The US supreme court has declined to hear an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate the defendant of her criminal verdict. The defendant in the year was sentenced to 20 years in prison for criminal offenses and related crimes.

Media Appointment at Broadcast Company

Network parent company the corporation will acquire the Free Press, a media startup founded by Bari Weiss, and has appointed her top editor of the storied US news network. Weiss, 41, has no experience working in broadcast television, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator.

Additional Developments

• The administration announced that funds from a federal initiative that supports commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire as soon as Sunday because of the funding lapse.
• Jimmy Kimmel appeared more popular than the President after a spat with the White House briefly removed the entertainer off the air in last month.
• The Brazilian leader has urged Donald Trump to eliminate duties on his nation's goods and sanctions against its officials, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a "friendly" virtual meeting.