🔗 Share this article President Ponders Emergency Powers Act as Military Reserve Deployment Encounters Judicial Challenges Donald Trump threatened to exercise executive authority to dispatch more forces into urban centers led by Democrats, while his efforts to activate the military faced court challenges. Court Official Blocks Oregon Troop Deployment The president publicly discussed employing the emergency legislation after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily stopped a National Guard deployment in Portland. "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. Should it become necessary to implement it I would proceed," the President told reporters in the White House, stating, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure I would do that." Varying Decisions on Troop Deployments A federal judge declined to halt national guard troops from being deployed to Illinois after a lawsuit from the local government against the administration. Military personnel could be deployed to the city in coming days and Trump is also attempting to nationalize Illinois' national guard. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was blocked by a judge in that state. Government Shutdown Persists into Second Week The US government shutdown continued for another week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to resume government operations, while the executive branch indicated it was proceeding with plans to slash the federal workforce. Numerous departments and departments ceased operations and told staff to remain off-site after the legislative branch did not pass legislation to continue the government's authority to allocate funds. Federal Prosecutor Declines Pressure in Legal Matter A career federal prosecutor in Virginia has informed associates she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against state legal official Letitia James. The official, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees significant legal matters in the local division for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and intends to soon present her determination to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia last month. Maxwell Appeal Rejected by High Court The US supreme court has declined to hear an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her criminal verdict. Maxwell in the year was sentenced to 20 years in prison for criminal offenses and related crimes. Executive Hiring at Broadcast Company Network parent company the corporation will acquire the media outlet, a media startup established by Bari Weiss, and has named her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. The journalist, 41, has little background working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and growing media executive. Other Events The administration announced that subsidies from a federal initiative that supports airline operations to rural airports are set to expire as soon as Sunday because of the funding lapse. The television host emerged as more popular than the President after a disagreement with the White House temporarily left the entertainer from broadcasting in last month. The Brazilian leader has requested the President to eliminate duties on his country's imports and restrictions against its officials, as the two men held what the South American government called a "friendly" virtual meeting.