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Donald Trump threatened to exercise executive authority to send additional troops into cities led by Democrats, while his efforts to activate the military encountered legal obstacles.

Court Official Halts Oregon Military Presence

Donald Trump publicly discussed employing the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in the state briefly halted a military reserve deployment in the city.

"We have an emergency law for a reason. Should it become necessary to enact it I would proceed," the President informed reporters in the White House, adding, "should fatalities occur and judicial delays impede action or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure I would do that."

Varying Decisions on Troop Deployments

A court official declined to halt national guard troops from being sent to Illinois after a lawsuit from the local government against the administration.

Troops from Texas could be deployed to the city later this week and Trump is also seeking to federalize Illinois' national guard. A similar effort to send forces to the Oregon city was blocked by a court official in that state.

Government Shutdown Continues into Second Week

Federal funding lapse entered its second week, with Congressional leaders making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to restart funding, while the executive branch warned it was proceeding with plans to reduce the government employees.

Many agencies and offices closed their doors and instructed staff to stay home after the legislative branch failed to approve legislation to continue the federal ability to spend money.

Federal Prosecutor Declines Influence in James Case

An experienced justice official in Virginia has informed associates she does not consider there is sufficient evidence to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James.

The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major criminal cases in the local division for the US attorney for the regional jurisdiction and intends to shortly deliver her determination to Lindsey Halligan, a administration supporter, who was appointed as the federal prosecutor for the region recently.

Legal Challenge 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 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes.

Media Appointment at Broadcast Company

Network parent company the corporation will purchase the Free Press, a media startup founded by the journalist, and has appointed her top editor of the storied US news network. Weiss, forty-one, has no experience working in broadcast television, though she has established herself as a heterodox opinion writer and growing media executive.

Other Events

• The administration announced that funds from a federal initiative that subsidizes commercial air service to regional facilities are set to expire imminently because of the funding lapse.
• Jimmy Kimmel appeared more popular than the President after a spat with the White House temporarily left the entertainer off the air in last month.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged the President to scrap tariffs on his nation's goods and restrictions against its representatives, as the two men held what the South American government called a "amicable" video call.