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The President threatened to exercise executive authority to send additional troops into cities led by Democrats, as his efforts to activate the military faced court challenges.

Federal Judge Blocks Portland Troop Deployment

The president openly considered employing the Insurrection Act after a court official in Oregon temporarily stopped a National Guard presence in the city.

"We have an Insurrection Act for a purpose. If I had to implement it I would do that," Trump told reporters in the White House, adding, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, certainly I would act."

Varying Decisions on Troop Deployments

A court official declined to halt national guard troops from being sent to Illinois after a legal challenge from the state against the president.

Troops from Texas might be sent to the city in coming days and the President is also attempting to nationalize the state's military reserve. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was halted by a judge in that state.

Funding Lapse Persists 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 administration warned it was moving forward with plans to reduce the federal workforce.

Many agencies and offices ceased operations and instructed staff to remain off-site after the legislative branch did not pass legislation to maintain the federal ability to allocate funds.

Federal Prosecutor Resists Influence in James Case

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

The official, the attorney, manages significant legal matters in the Norfolk office for the federal prosecutor for the regional jurisdiction and plans to shortly deliver her determination to the appointed official, a administration supporter, who was installed as the US attorney for the region recently.

Legal Challenge Rejected by High Court

The US supreme court has declined to hear an appeal from convicted figure Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. The defendant in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes.

Executive Hiring at Major Network

Network parent company the corporation will acquire the Free Press, a media startup founded by the journalist, and has appointed her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. Weiss, forty-one, has little background working in broadcast television, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator.

Other Events

• Government officials said that funds from a US government program that supports airline operations to regional facilities are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown.
• Jimmy Kimmel appeared more popular than Donald Trump after a spat with the president's administration briefly removed the talkshow host off the air in last month.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged the President to scrap tariffs on his country's imports and sanctions against its representatives, as the leaders held what the Brazilian presidency called a "amicable" virtual meeting.