US President Donald Trump has revealed that he has shelved plans to deploy federal forces, including the National Guard, in San Francisco. He cited calls from tech leaders, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, for the decision which can be seen as a political victory for San Francisco’s newly-elected Democratic Mayor […]
As US President Donald Trump deploys the National Guard to Portland and Chicago in search of unrest, local residents have countered with humor, none more striking than a protester in Portland, Oregon, who showed up in an inflatable frog costume.Dubbed the “Portland Frog,” the demonstrator has since gone viral, with videos and photos flooding social […]
File photo: California Governor Gavin Newsom (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 300 California National Guard members to Oregon, a move that Governor Gavin Newsom condemned as “a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.” The deployment comes just a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration’s […]
TOI Correspondent from Washington: Urban America is sliding towards civil unrest amid an escalating rift between the Donald Trump administration and local officials in Democrat-run states and cities, with violent incidents in Portland and Chicago over the extent of federal intervention in immigration enforcement. In Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, federal operations conducted by the […]
A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying 200 National Guard troops to Portland. The decision comes after Trump announced the deployment to protect what he described as a “war-ravaged” city, while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds in court.The ruling by US District Judge […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, describing the city as a “hellhole” plagued by gun violence. “We’re going in,” Trump told reporters, while suggesting Baltimore could be next. He rejected claims that he is targeting Democratic-run cities, insisting, “This isn’t a political thing. I have an […]
A federal judge has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops during immigration enforcement protests in Southern California violated federal law. US District Judge Charles Breyer, sitting in San Francisco, issued the ruling, finding that the administration overstepped legal boundaries by deploying troops to the Los Angeles area over the summer. […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his ongoing federal intervention in Washington, DC, claiming crime has dropped dramatically under his watch and signaling that Chicago could be the next target for a similar military-style deployment.Taking to Truth Social, Trump wrote, “The incompetent Mayor of Chicago just stated that, in DC, where crime has been […]
Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) National Guard units deployed in Washington, DC, under President Donald Trump’s anti-crime push have begun carrying firearms, marking a visible escalation in the military presence on the capital’s streets.A spokesperson for the Joint Task Force confirmed on Sunday that […]
National Guard in DC National Guard troops deployed across Washington, DC for US President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will now carry weapons, the Pentagon announced on Friday.The development marks another major crackdown by the MAGA chief, which he claims is aimed at curbing crime, poverty, and homelessness in one of the major blue states, […]
