Unicorns and T. rexes troll Trump at Portland's ICE protests Whether or not the president is getting the message is unclear, though. Axios · Oct 14, 2025
Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents: ‘Why are they targeting a clarinetist?’ ‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
No fly zone: Airports ground Kristi Noem's government shutdown video Portland, Seattle and Las Vegas are among the airports refusing to show it. Axios · Oct 14, 2025
Naked bike riders launch ‘emergency’ demonstration against federal troops One rider called the nude ride a ‘quintessentially Portland way to protest’ The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
“Something Is Afoot”: Fears Of Serial Criminal Rise As 16th Body Found In Houston, Mayor Issues Update “Portland denied we had a serial [slayer]. ‘Til they caught him. Then they said, ‘Yah, we had a serial [slayer]’.” Bored Panda · Oct 12, 2025
US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building for hours before being released The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants If the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion. Reason · Oct 10, 2025
What to know about National Guard deployments in Memphis and other cities National Guard troops have started patrolling in Memphis, Tennessee The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
National guard troops seen on Memphis streets as Trump faces legal challenges Court to rule on whether president can deploy guard in Portland, Oregon, against mostly small, nightly protests The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2025
Deploying Troops to American Cities Is an Assault on the Constitution Federal troops are also ill-suited to handle local policing issues. Reason · Oct 10, 2025
After uproar, Pete Hegseth clarifies Qatari air force facility in Idaho is not a foreign base – as it happened Earlier, Pentagon chief shared that location would host ‘contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots’. This blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2025
MAGA media wages asymmetric warfare on antifa MAGA-aligned journalists frame their coverage as exposing the "truth" mainstream outlets ignore. Axios · Oct 10, 2025
FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extreme President Donald Trump and his administration have described Portland, Oregon, as a city under siege by antifa, labeling it a war zone The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Trump's 'Unprecedented' National Guard Fight With Democratic Governors Worries Republican Senators: 'Having A Real Struggle…' Republican senators are voicing growing unease with President Donald Trump's clash with Democratic governors over sending National Guard troops from other states to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, reflecting concerns about states' rights, precedent and the use of military forces in local policing. Benzinga · Oct 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 MAGA influencer Nick Sortor threatens to sue Portland PD after claiming he was arrested for being ‘conservative’ Sortor, who has described Portland as a ‘third world hellhole’, has demanded that the police department apologizes for arresting him
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit Trump has claimed Portland is ‘war-ravaged’ - but residents and local authorities dispute that
We Got This Covered · Oct 8, 2025 ‘The federal government has faked a riot’: Oregon senator says Trump’s goons now attacking ICE to justify use of Insurrection Act If there's no genuine civil unrest, Trump had better start some.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 National Guard troops are outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon in Trump's latest deployment National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and they could soon be in Memphis as the Trump administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime whether local leaders support it or not
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Photos of the mixed reactions to Trump's bid to deploy troops to more US cities President Donald Trump's bid to deploy the National Guard in cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago is bringing out both supporters and detractors of the administration's immigration policies.
International Business Times · Oct 8, 2025 On Trump's Orders, 200 Troops From Texas Arrive In Illinois Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said Tuesday, ahead of a planned deployment in Chicago that is strongly opposed by local Democratic officials.
The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2025 Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Q&A: A look at the National Guard's role as Trump seeks to deploy troops in Oregon and Chicago President Donald Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, and Chicago — over the objections of Democratic mayors and governors have prompted a host of questions about the president’s authority and who controls the Guard
We Got This Covered · Oct 7, 2025 ‘We have an Insurrection Act for a reason’: Furious Trump wants to override judges, force his troops into cities using emergency law from 1807 Trump's troops are going to invade Portland regardless of what some judge says.
Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025 Trump Says, 'Portland Is On Fire,' Suggests He Might Invoke 'Insurrection' Act President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering invoking the Insurrection Act to justify deploying federal troops to Portland, Oregon, after a federal court temporarily blocked his efforts to send National Guard forces into the city.