Chief Executive Ponders Insurrection Act as National Guard Deployment Encounters Judicial Challenges

The President warned to use emergency powers to dispatch additional troops into cities led by Democrats, while his efforts to mobilize the armed forces faced court challenges.

Federal Judge Blocks Oregon Troop Deployment

The president publicly discussed employing the Insurrection Act after a court official in the state briefly halted a military reserve presence in Portland.

"There exists an emergency law for a purpose. If I had to enact it I would do that," the President told journalists in the Oval Office, 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 federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed to the state after a lawsuit from the local government against the administration.

Military personnel might be sent to Chicago in coming days and Trump is also attempting to nationalize the state's military reserve. A parallel attempt to deploy troops to the Oregon city was halted by a court official in that state.

Funding Lapse Continues into Another Week

Federal funding lapse entered its second week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to restart funding, while the administration indicated it was proceeding with plans to reduce the government employees.

Many agencies and offices closed their doors and told employees to remain off-site after the legislative branch failed to approve legislation to continue the federal ability to spend money.

Federal Prosecutor Resists Influence in James Case

A career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not believe there is sufficient evidence to bring legal actions against New York attorney general Letitia James.

The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees significant legal matters in the Norfolk office for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to shortly deliver her determination to the appointed official, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia last month.

Legal Challenge Rejected by High Court

The nation's highest court has declined to hear an appeal from convicted figure Ghislaine Maxwell of her criminal verdict. Maxwell in the year was sentenced to 20 years in prison for criminal offenses and associated violations.

Executive Hiring at Broadcast Company

CBS News owner Paramount will purchase the media outlet, a media startup established by the journalist, and has appointed her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. Weiss, 41, has little background working in network news, though she has established herself as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator.

Other Events

• The administration announced that subsidies from a US government program that supports airline operations to rural airports are scheduled to end imminently because of the government shutdown.
• The television host appeared more popular than the President after a disagreement with the president's administration temporarily left the talkshow host from broadcasting in September.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Donald Trump 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.