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Donald Trump indicated to use emergency powers to send more forces into urban centers led by Democrats, while his efforts to activate the military encountered court challenges.

Federal Judge Blocks Oregon Troop Deployment

The president openly considered employing the emergency legislation after a court official in Oregon temporarily stopped a military reserve deployment in Portland.

"We have an emergency law for a purpose. If I had to enact it I would do that," the President informed journalists in the White House, adding, "should fatalities occur and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure I would do that."

Mixed Rulings on Troop Deployments

A federal judge declined to halt national guard troops from being deployed to Illinois after a lawsuit from the state against the president.

Troops from Texas could be deployed to Chicago later this week and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's national guard. A similar effort to deploy troops to the Oregon city was blocked by a court official in that jurisdiction.

Government Shutdown Continues into Second Week

The US government shutdown entered its second week, with Congressional leaders making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to resume government operations, while the administration warned it was moving forward with plans to slash the federal workforce.

Numerous departments and departments ceased operations and instructed staff to remain off-site after Congress did not pass funding measures to maintain the federal ability to spend money.

Federal Prosecutor Resists Pressure in Legal Matter

A career federal prosecutor in the state has told colleagues she does not consider there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against state legal official the official.

The official, the attorney, manages major criminal cases in the local division for the federal prosecutor for the regional jurisdiction and plans to soon present her conclusion to the appointed official, a administration supporter, who was appointed as the federal prosecutor for the eastern district of Virginia last month.

Legal Challenge Denied by High Court

The nation's highest court has rejected an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate the defendant of her criminal verdict. Maxwell in the year was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and associated violations.

Executive Hiring at Major Network

Network parent company Paramount will acquire the media outlet, a new publication established by the journalist, and has appointed her editor-in-chief of the established broadcast organization. The journalist, 41, has no experience working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator.

Additional Developments

• Government officials announced that subsidies from a federal initiative that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown.
• Jimmy Kimmel emerged as more popular than the President after a spat with the White House briefly removed the entertainer from broadcasting in last month.
• The Brazilian leader has requested the President to scrap tariffs on his nation's goods and sanctions against its representatives, as the leaders held what the South American government called a "friendly" virtual meeting.