NBC News - The state of Oregon and the city of Portland sued the Trump administration to stop it from deploying National Guard troops to Portland. The suit names Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Defense Department, Homeland NBC News - Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security as defendants. It asks a federal court in Portland to declare the deployment unlawful.
Oregon’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said she spoke with the president and told him “there is no insurrection or threat to public safety that necessitates military intervention.” In the complaint, the plaintiffs claim Hegseth issued a memorandum Sunday calling 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service. MORE
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